diff --git a/ide/lazarusmanager.pas b/ide/lazarusmanager.pas
index 2aaef8a9e7..87b8e1534a 100644
--- a/ide/lazarusmanager.pas
+++ b/ide/lazarusmanager.pas
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ begin
   FProcess.Options := [];
   FProcess.ShowWindow := swoShow;
   Params:=TStringListUTF8.Create;
-  Params.Add(LazarusPath);
   SplitCmdLineParams(CommandLine,Params);
+  FProcess.Executable:=LazarusPath;
   FProcess.Parameters:=Params;
   Params.Free;
   if (EnvOverrides<>nil) and (EnvOverrides.Count>0) then