diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
index 03d40e31666..a51c4c89b2a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ KillAppStep::KillAppStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Id id)
         Target * const theTarget = target();
         QTC_ASSERT(theTarget, return CheckResult::failure());
         RunConfiguration * const rc = theTarget->activeRunConfiguration();
-        const QString remoteExe = rc ? rc->runnable().command.executable().toString() : QString();
+        const QString remoteExe = rc ? rc->runnable().command.executable().path() : QString();
         service->setRemoteExecutable(remoteExe);
         return CheckResult::success();
     });