diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
index 77390fc1a69..cea5efd8358 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void PathChooser::setEnvironment(const Utils::Environment &env)
 
 QString PathChooser::path() const
 {
-    return QDir::cleanPath(m_d->expandedPath(QDir::fromNativeSeparators(m_d->m_lineEdit->text())));
+    return m_d->expandedPath(QDir::fromNativeSeparators(m_d->m_lineEdit->text()));
 }
 
 QString PathChooser::rawPath() const