diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
index 6e1ec1533bf..f6160c1d2c6 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ QString Environment::searchInPath(const QStringList &executables,
                                   const QStringList &additionalDirs) const
 {
     foreach (const QString &executable, executables) {
-        QString exec = expandVariables(executable);
+        QString exec = QDir::cleanPath(expandVariables(executable));
 
         if (exec.isEmpty())
             continue;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
index a87ffe3c217..c66dc5bc435 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ QString PathChooserPrivate::expandedPath(const QString &input) const
 {
     if (input.isEmpty())
         return input;
-    const QString path = QDir::fromNativeSeparators(m_environment.expandVariables(input));
+    const QString path = QDir::cleanPath(m_environment.expandVariables(input));
     if (path.isEmpty())
         return path;