diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 61aff9d6932..5575749710d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,13 @@ FilePath FilePath::resolveSymlinkTarget() const
     return *this;
 }
 
+FilePath FilePath::cleanPath() const
+{
+    FilePath result = *this;
+    result.setPath(QDir::cleanPath(result.path()));
+    return result;
+}
+
 FilePath FileUtils::commonPath(const FilePath &oldCommonPath, const FilePath &filePath)
 {
     FilePath newCommonPath = oldCommonPath;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 7d289c8b410..4a9b433aba8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ public:
     FilePath stringAppended(const QString &str) const;
     FilePath resolvePath(const QString &fileName) const;
     FilePath resolveSymlinkTarget() const;
+    FilePath cleanPath() const;
 
     FilePath canonicalPath() const;