diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_win.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess_win.cpp
index 8579db1694..d0e922bf2b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess_win.cpp
@@ -841,7 +841,8 @@ static bool startDetachedUacPrompt(const QString &programIn, const QStringList &
     SHELLEXECUTEINFOW shellExecuteExInfo;
     memset(&shellExecuteExInfo, 0, sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOW));
     shellExecuteExInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOW);
-    shellExecuteExInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS | SEE_MASK_UNICODE | SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI;
+    shellExecuteExInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS | SEE_MASK_UNICODE | SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI | SEE_MASK_CLASSNAME;
+    shellExecuteExInfo.lpClass = L"exefile";
     shellExecuteExInfo.lpVerb = L"runas";
     const QString program = QDir::toNativeSeparators(programIn);
     shellExecuteExInfo.lpFile = reinterpret_cast<LPCWSTR>(program.utf16());