diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index 5f25b1c025a..bf397c14dab 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ QString QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()
 #  if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && (!defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_ANDROID_EMBEDDED))
     // Try looking for a /proc/<pid>/exe symlink first which points to
     // the absolute path of the executable
-    QFileInfo pfi(QString::fromLatin1("/proc/%1/exe").arg(getpid()));
+    QFileInfo pfi(QStringLiteral("/proc/self/exe"));
     if (pfi.exists() && pfi.isSymLink()) {
         QCoreApplicationPrivate::setApplicationFilePath(pfi.canonicalFilePath());
         return *QCoreApplicationPrivate::cachedApplicationFilePath;