diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportsdk.cpp b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportsdk.cpp
index 04ce9a38770..cea595d2d89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportsdk.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportsdk.cpp
@@ -629,12 +629,23 @@ static PackageDescription parsePackage(const QJsonObject &cmakeEntry)
                                                         [&](const QVariant &version) {
                                                             return version.toString();
                                                         });
+
+    //Parse the default value depending on the operating system
+    QString defaultPathString;
+    if (cmakeEntry["defaultValue"].isObject())
+        defaultPathString
+            = cmakeEntry["defaultValue"]
+                  .toObject()[HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? QString("windows") : QString("unix")]
+                  .toString("");
+    else
+        defaultPathString = cmakeEntry["defaultValue"].toString();
+
     return {cmakeEntry["label"].toString(),
             cmakeEntry["envVar"].toString(),
             cmakeEntry["cmakeVar"].toString(),
             cmakeEntry["description"].toString(),
             cmakeEntry["setting"].toString(),
-            FilePath::fromUserInput(cmakeEntry["defaultValue"].toString()),
+            FilePath::fromUserInput(defaultPathString),
             FilePath::fromUserInput(cmakeEntry["validation"].toString()),
             versions,
             parseVersionDetection(cmakeEntry),
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.cpp b/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.cpp
index 8b34b95951c..0e441a2d60b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.cpp
@@ -1444,4 +1444,14 @@ void McuSupportTest::test_legacy_createThirdPartyPackage()
         QVERIFY(qunsetenv(envVar.toLocal8Bit()));
 }
 
+void McuSupportTest::test_defaultValueForEachOperationSystem()
+{
+    const auto packageDescription = parseDescriptionJson(armgcc_mimxrt1050_evk_freertos_json);
+    auto default_path_entry = packageDescription.platform.entries[0].defaultPath.toString();
+
+    if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
+        QCOMPARE(QString("%{Env:ROOT}/nxp/MCUXpressoIDE*"), default_path_entry);
+    else
+        QCOMPARE(QString("/usr/local/mcuxpressoide"), default_path_entry);
+};
 } // namespace McuSupport::Internal::Test
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.h b/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.h
index 36b835c6e7d..732d636f3ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ private slots:
     void test_legacy_createThirdPartyPackage_data();
     void test_legacy_createThirdPartyPackage();
 
+    void test_defaultValueForEachOperationSystem();
+
 private:
     QVersionNumber currentQulVersion{2, 0};
     PackageMock *freeRtosPackage{new PackageMock};