diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp
index 7a2daa2..cfd1ca3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp
@@ -422,11 +422,11 @@
     // Add the program name to the argument list.
     argv[0] = nullptr;
     if (!program.contains(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
+        // findExecutable() returns its argument if it's an absolute path,
+        // otherwise it searches $PATH; returns empty if not found (we handle
+        // that case much later)
         const QString &exeFilePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(program);
-        if (!exeFilePath.isEmpty()) {
-            const QByteArray &tmp = QFile::encodeName(exeFilePath);
-            argv[0] = ::strdup(tmp.constData());
-        }
+        argv[0] = ::strdup(QFile::encodeName(exeFilePath).constData());
     }
     if (!argv[0])
         argv[0] = ::strdup(encodedProgramName.constData());
@@ -978,11 +978,10 @@
             QByteArray tmp;
             if (!program.contains(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
                 const QString &exeFilePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(program);
-                if (!exeFilePath.isEmpty())
-                    tmp = QFile::encodeName(exeFilePath);
-            }
-            if (tmp.isEmpty())
+                tmp = QFile::encodeName(exeFilePath);
+            } else {
                 tmp = QFile::encodeName(program);
+            }
             argv[0] = tmp.data();
 
             if (envp)