diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
index d728bcce94..18391703da 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ QProcessEnvironment QProcessEnvironmentPrivate::fromList(const QStringList &list
     QStringList::ConstIterator it = list.constBegin(),
                               end = list.constEnd();
     for ( ; it != end; ++it) {
-        int pos = it->indexOf(QLatin1Char('='));
+        int pos = it->indexOf(QLatin1Char('='), 1);
         if (pos < 1)
             continue;