diff --git a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lrelease.xml b/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lrelease.xml
index 6e450d237f5..f365591132c 100644
--- a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lrelease.xml
+++ b/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lrelease.xml
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@
         <path>lrelease</path>
         <arguments>%{CurrentProject:FilePath}</arguments>
         <workingdirectory>%{CurrentProject:Path}</workingdirectory>
+        <environment>PATH%3D%25%7BJS%3Aif%20%28%22%25%7BCurrentBuild%3AEnv%3APATH%7D%22%29%20%22%25%7BCurrentBuild%3AEnv%3APATH%7D%22%3B%20else%20%22%25%7BEnv%3APATH%7D%22%7D</environment>
     </executable>
 </externaltool>
diff --git a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lupdate.xml b/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lupdate.xml
index 8991c13439f..bc2e350282c 100644
--- a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lupdate.xml
+++ b/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lupdate.xml
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@
         <path>lupdate</path>
         <arguments>%{CurrentProject:FilePath}</arguments>
         <workingdirectory>%{CurrentProject:Path}</workingdirectory>
+        <environment>PATH%3D%25%7BJS%3Aif%20%28%22%25%7BCurrentBuild%3AEnv%3APATH%7D%22%29%20%22%25%7BCurrentBuild%3AEnv%3APATH%7D%22%3B%20else%20%22%25%7BEnv%3APATH%7D%22%7D</environment>
     </executable>
 </externaltool>