diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
index 500b0166266..baaf0e32174 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,23 @@ FileName Environment::searchInDirectory(const QStringList &execs, QString direct
     return FileName();
 }
 
+QStringList Environment::appendExeExtensions(const QString &executable) const
+{
+    QFileInfo fi(executable);
+    QStringList execs(executable);
+    if (m_osType == OsTypeWindows) {
+        // Check all the executable extensions on windows:
+        // PATHEXT is only used if the executable has no extension
+        if (fi.suffix().isEmpty()) {
+            QStringList extensions = value(QLatin1String("PATHEXT")).split(QLatin1Char(';'));
+
+            foreach (const QString &ext, extensions)
+                execs << executable + ext.toLower();
+        }
+    }
+    return execs;
+}
+
 FileName Environment::searchInPath(const QString &executable,
                                    const QStringList &additionalDirs) const
 {
@@ -242,27 +259,14 @@ FileName Environment::searchInPath(const QString &executable,
     QString exec = QDir::cleanPath(expandVariables(executable));
     QFileInfo fi(exec);
 
-    QStringList execs(exec);
-    if (m_osType == OsTypeWindows) {
-        // Check all the executable extensions on windows:
-        // PATHEXT is only used if the executable has no extension
-        if (fi.suffix().isEmpty()) {
-            QStringList extensions = value(QLatin1String("PATHEXT")).split(QLatin1Char(';'));
+    QStringList execs = appendExeExtensions(exec);
 
-            foreach (const QString &ext, extensions) {
-                QString tmp = executable + ext.toLower();
-                if (fi.isAbsolute()) {
-                    if (QFile::exists(tmp))
-                        return FileName::fromString(tmp);
-                } else {
-                    execs << tmp;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (fi.isAbsolute())
+    if (fi.isAbsolute()) {
+        foreach (const QString &path, execs)
+            if (QFile::exists(path))
+                return FileName::fromString(path);
         return FileName::fromString(exec);
+    }
 
     QSet<QString> alreadyChecked;
     foreach (const QString &dir, additionalDirs) {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.h b/src/libs/utils/environment.h
index ec00d4c03d1..b9a79c73248 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public:
     FileName searchInPath(const QString &executable,
                           const QStringList &additionalDirs = QStringList()) const;
     QStringList path() const;
+    QStringList appendExeExtensions(const QString &executable) const;
 
     QString expandVariables(const QString &input) const;
     QStringList expandVariables(const QStringList &input) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
index c3ea485c8bc..9620acecc5e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
@@ -163,20 +163,29 @@ static void readAndDeleteLegacyCMakeSettings ()
 
 static QList<CMakeTool *> autoDetectCMakeTools()
 {
-    QStringList filters;
-    filters.append(QStringLiteral("cmake"));
-
     QList<FileName> suspects;
 
-    QStringList path = Environment::systemEnvironment().path();
+    Utils::Environment env = Environment::systemEnvironment();
+
+    QStringList path = env.path();
     path.removeDuplicates();
-    QDir dir;
-    dir.setNameFilters(filters);
-    dir.setFilter(QDir::Files | QDir::Executable);
-    foreach (const QString &base, path) {
-        dir.setPath(base);
-        foreach (const QString &entry, dir.entryList())
-            suspects.append(FileName::fromString(dir.absoluteFilePath(entry)));
+
+    QStringList execs = env.appendExeExtensions(QLatin1String("cmake"));
+
+    foreach (QString base, path) {
+        const QChar slash = QLatin1Char('/');
+        if (base.isEmpty())
+            continue;
+        // Avoid turning '/' into '//' on Windows which triggers Windows to check
+        // for network drives!
+        if (!base.endsWith(slash))
+            base += slash;
+
+        foreach (const QString &exec, execs) {
+            QFileInfo fi(base + exec);
+            if (fi.exists() && fi.isFile() && fi.isExecutable())
+                suspects << FileName::fromString(fi.absoluteFilePath());
+        }
     }
 
     QList<CMakeTool *> found;