diff --git a/shell/sessioncontroller.cpp b/shell/sessioncontroller.cpp
--- a/shell/sessioncontroller.cpp
+++ b/shell/sessioncontroller.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
         qsrand(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc().toTime_t());
         Session* session = new Session( QUuid::createUuid().toString() );
 
-        KProcess::startDetached(ShellExtension::getInstance()->binaryPath(), QStringList() << QStringLiteral("-s") << session->id().toString() << standardArguments());
+        KProcess::startDetached(ShellExtension::getInstance()->executableFilePath(), QStringList() << QStringLiteral("-s") << session->id().toString() << standardArguments());
         delete session;
 #if 0
         //Terminate this instance of kdevelop if the user agrees
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
     bool loadSessionExternally( Session* s )
     {
         Q_ASSERT( s );
-        KProcess::startDetached(ShellExtension::getInstance()->binaryPath(), QStringList() << QStringLiteral("-s") << s->id().toString() << standardArguments());
+        KProcess::startDetached(ShellExtension::getInstance()->executableFilePath(), QStringList() << QStringLiteral("-s") << s->id().toString() << standardArguments());
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/shell/shellextension.h b/shell/shellextension.h
--- a/shell/shellextension.h
+++ b/shell/shellextension.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
     @endcode*/
     static ShellExtension *getInstance();
 
-    /**Reimplement to return the path to the binary that needs to be executed for new sessions.*/
-    virtual QString binaryPath() = 0;
+    /**Reimplement to return the path to the executable that needs to be executed for new sessions.*/
+    virtual QString executableFilePath() = 0;
 
     /**Reimplement to return the name of KXMLGUI resource file for an application.*/
     virtual QString xmlFile() = 0;
diff --git a/tests/autotestshell.h b/tests/autotestshell.h
--- a/tests/autotestshell.h
+++ b/tests/autotestshell.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     explicit AutoTestShell(const QStringList& plugins);
 
     QString xmlFile() override { return QString(); }
-    QString binaryPath() override { return QString(); };
+    QString executableFilePath() override { return QString(); };
     QString defaultProfile() { return QStringLiteral("kdevtest"); }
     KDevelop::AreaParams defaultArea() override {
         KDevelop::AreaParams params;