diff --git a/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp b/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
index 1b2858deb..ea5a779b6 100644
--- a/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
+++ b/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
@@ -1,153 +1,154 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2008 Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "recentdocuments.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QMimeData>
 
 #include <KDesktopFile>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KDirWatch>
 #include <KRun>
 #include <KRecentDocument>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KIO/OpenFileManagerWindowJob>
 
 K_EXPORT_PLASMA_RUNNER(recentdocuments, RecentDocuments)
 
 static const QString s_openParentDirId = QStringLiteral("openParentDir");
 
 RecentDocuments::RecentDocuments(QObject *parent, const QVariantList& args)
     : Plasma::AbstractRunner(parent, args)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(args);
     setObjectName( QStringLiteral("Recent Documents" ));
     loadRecentDocuments();
     // listen for changes to the list of recent documents
     KDirWatch *recentDocWatch = new KDirWatch(this);
     recentDocWatch->addDir(KRecentDocument::recentDocumentDirectory(), KDirWatch::WatchFiles);
     connect(recentDocWatch, &KDirWatch::created, this, &RecentDocuments::loadRecentDocuments);
     connect(recentDocWatch, &KDirWatch::deleted, this, &RecentDocuments::loadRecentDocuments);
     connect(recentDocWatch, &KDirWatch::dirty, this, &RecentDocuments::loadRecentDocuments);
     addSyntax(Plasma::RunnerSyntax(QStringLiteral(":q:"), i18n("Looks for documents recently used with names matching :q:.")));
 
     addAction(s_openParentDirId, QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-open-folder")), i18n("Open Containing Folder"));
 }
 
 RecentDocuments::~RecentDocuments()
 {
 }
 
 void RecentDocuments::loadRecentDocuments()
 {
     m_recentdocuments = KRecentDocument::recentDocuments();
 }
 
 
 void RecentDocuments::match(Plasma::RunnerContext &context)
 {
     if (m_recentdocuments.isEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
 
     const QString term = context.query();
     if (term.length() < 3) {
         return;
     }
 
     const QString homePath = QDir::homePath();
 
     // avoid duplicates
     QSet<QUrl> knownUrls;
 
     for (const QString &document : qAsConst(m_recentdocuments)) {
         if (!context.isValid()) {
             return;
         }
 
         if (document.contains(term, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
             KDesktopFile config(document);
 
             const QUrl url = QUrl(config.readUrl());
             if (knownUrls.contains(url)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             knownUrls.insert(url);
 
             Plasma::QueryMatch match(this);
             match.setType(Plasma::QueryMatch::PossibleMatch);
             match.setRelevance(1.0);
             match.setIconName(config.readIcon());
             match.setData(url);
             match.setText(config.readName());
 
             QUrl folderUrl = url.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename | QUrl::StripTrailingSlash);
             if (folderUrl.isLocalFile()) {
                 QString folderPath = folderUrl.toLocalFile();
                 if (folderPath.startsWith(homePath)) {
                     folderPath.replace(0, homePath.length(), QStringLiteral("~"));
                 }
                 match.setSubtext(folderPath);
             } else {
                 match.setSubtext(folderUrl.toDisplayString());
             }
 
             context.addMatch(match);
         }
     }
 }
 
 void RecentDocuments::run(const Plasma::RunnerContext &context, const Plasma::QueryMatch &match)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(context)
 
     const QString url = match.data().toString();
 
     if (match.selectedAction() && match.selectedAction() == action(s_openParentDirId)) {
         KIO::highlightInFileManager({QUrl(url)});
         return;
     }
 
-    new KRun(QUrl(url), nullptr);
+    auto run = new KRun(QUrl(url), nullptr);
+    run->setRunExecutables(false);
 }
 
 QList<QAction *> RecentDocuments::actionsForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(match)
 
     QList<QAction *> actions;
 
     if (QUrl(match.data().toString()).isLocalFile()) {
         actions << action(s_openParentDirId);
     }
 
     return actions;
 }
 
 QMimeData * RecentDocuments::mimeDataForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch& match)
 {
     QMimeData *result = new QMimeData();
     result->setText(match.data().toString());
     return result;
 }
 
 #include "recentdocuments.moc"