diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
index d6785f5f9b3..6fee07966a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void LocalQmlProfilerRunnerTest::testRunner()
 {
     Debugger::AnalyzerConnection connection;
     LocalQmlProfilerRunner::Configuration configuration;
+    configuration.debuggee.executable = "\\-/|\\-/";
     configuration.debuggee.environment = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment();
 
     // should not be used anywhere but cannot be empty