diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 09755f68e6d..59d6d50a5b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -469,10 +469,10 @@ void GdbEngine::handleAsyncOutput(const QStringView asyncClass, const GdbMi &res
         Module module;
         module.startAddress = 0;
         module.endAddress = 0;
-        module.hostPath = result["host-name"].data();
+        module.hostPath = Utils::FilePath::fromString(result["host-name"].data());
         const QString target = result["target-name"].data();
         module.modulePath = runParameters().inferior.command.executable().withNewPath(target);
-        module.moduleName = QFileInfo(module.hostPath).baseName();
+        module.moduleName = module.hostPath.baseName();
         modulesHandler()->updateModule(module);
     } else if (asyncClass == u"library-unloaded") {
         // Archer has 'id="/usr/lib/libdrm.so.2",
@@ -3926,6 +3926,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleGdbStarted()
     module.startAddress = 0;
     module.endAddress = 0;
     module.modulePath = rp.inferior.command.executable();
+    module.hostPath = rp.symbolFile;
     module.moduleName = "<executable>";
     modulesHandler()->updateModule(module);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
index 5d0d6d6a8b7..9072d02463d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
@@ -273,9 +273,16 @@ void ModulesHandler::removeModule(const FilePath &modulePath)
         m_model->destroyItem(item);
 }
 
+static FilePath pickPath(const FilePath &hostPath, const FilePath &modulePath)
+{
+    if (!hostPath.isEmpty() && hostPath.exists())
+        return hostPath;
+    return modulePath; // Checking if this exists can be slow, delay it for as long as possible
+}
+
 void ModulesHandler::updateModule(const Module &module)
 {
-    const FilePath path = module.modulePath;
+    const FilePath path = pickPath(module.hostPath, module.modulePath);
     if (path.isEmpty())
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.h b/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.h
index 03434edab28..97ab677b359 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
     };
     QString moduleName;
     Utils::FilePath modulePath;
-    QString hostPath;
+    Utils::FilePath hostPath;
     SymbolReadState symbolsRead = UnknownReadState;
     quint64 startAddress = 0;
     quint64 endAddress = 0;