diff --git a/libtaskmanager/tasktools.cpp b/libtaskmanager/tasktools.cpp
--- a/libtaskmanager/tasktools.cpp
+++ b/libtaskmanager/tasktools.cpp
@@ -530,28 +530,28 @@
     const int firstSpace = cmdLine.indexOf(' ');
     int slash = 0;
 
-    services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' =~ Exec)").arg(cmdLine));
+    services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' ~~ Exec)").arg(cmdLine));
 
     if (services.isEmpty()) {
         // Could not find with complete command line, so strip out the path part ...
         slash = cmdLine.lastIndexOf('/', firstSpace);
 
         if (slash > 0) {
-            services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' =~ Exec)").arg(cmdLine.mid(slash + 1)));
+            services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' ~~ Exec)").arg(cmdLine.mid(slash + 1)));
         }
     }
 
     if (services.isEmpty() && firstSpace > 0) {
         // Could not find with arguments, so try without ...
         cmdLine = cmdLine.left(firstSpace);
 
-        services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' =~ Exec)").arg(cmdLine));
+        services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' ~~ Exec)").arg(cmdLine));
 
         if (services.isEmpty()) {
             slash = cmdLine.lastIndexOf('/');
 
             if (slash > 0) {
-                services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' =~ Exec)").arg(cmdLine.mid(slash + 1)));
+                services = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"), QStringLiteral("exist Exec and ('%1' ~~ Exec)").arg(cmdLine.mid(slash + 1)));
             }
         }
     }