diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp
index c7412b6a7da..dd3946a7443 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp
@@ -886,12 +886,14 @@ static const char *applyProcessParameters(const QProcess::UnixProcessParameters
     }
 
     // Disable core dumps near the end. This isn't expected to fail.
-    if (struct rlimit lim; getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &lim) == 0 && lim.rlim_cur) {
-        // We'll leave rlim_max untouched, so the child can set it back if it
-        // wants to. We don't expect setrlimit() to fail, so we ignore its
-        // return value.
-        lim.rlim_cur = 0;
-        (void) setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &lim);
+    if (params.flags.testFlag(QProcess::UnixProcessFlag::DisableCoreDumps)) {
+        if (struct rlimit lim; getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &lim) == 0 && lim.rlim_cur) {
+            // We'll leave rlim_max untouched, so the child can set it back if it
+            // wants to. We don't expect setrlimit() to fail, so we ignore its
+            // return value.
+            lim.rlim_cur = 0;
+            (void) setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &lim);
+        }
     }
 
     // Apply UID and GID parameters last. This isn't expected to fail either: