diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/gdbserverproviderprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/gdbserverproviderprocess.cpp
index 650ce92d765..2fc59b994bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/gdbserverproviderprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/gdbserverproviderprocess.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,11 @@ GdbServerProviderProcess::GdbServerProviderProcess(
         const QSharedPointer<const ProjectExplorer::IDevice> &device,
         QObject *parent)
     : ProjectExplorer::DeviceProcess(device, parent)
-    , m_process(new QProcess(this))
+    , m_process(new Utils::QtcProcess(this))
 {
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
+        m_process->setUseCtrlCStub(true);
+
     connect(m_process, SIGNAL(error(QProcess::ProcessError)),
             SIGNAL(error(QProcess::ProcessError)));
     connect(m_process, SIGNAL(finished(int)), SIGNAL(finished()));
@@ -62,7 +65,10 @@ GdbServerProviderProcess::GdbServerProviderProcess(
 void GdbServerProviderProcess::start(const QString &executable, const QStringList &arguments)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(m_process->state() == QProcess::NotRunning, return);
-    m_process->start(executable, arguments);
+    QString args;
+    Utils::QtcProcess::addArgs(&args, arguments);
+    m_process->setCommand(executable, args);
+    m_process->start();
 }
 
 void GdbServerProviderProcess::interrupt()
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/gdbserverproviderprocess.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/gdbserverproviderprocess.h
index dcfbb229fb6..5dbc0da2c2e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/gdbserverproviderprocess.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/gdbserverproviderprocess.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.h>
 
+namespace Utils { class QtcProcess; }
+
 namespace BareMetal {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class GdbServerProviderProcess : public ProjectExplorer::DeviceProcess
     qint64 write(const QByteArray &data);
 
 private:
-    QProcess * const m_process;
+    Utils::QtcProcess *m_process;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal