diff --git a/launcher/mainwindow_moc.cpp b/launcher/mainwindow_moc.cpp
index a07774ed2..3275af71a 100644
--- a/launcher/mainwindow_moc.cpp
+++ b/launcher/mainwindow_moc.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "mainwindow_moc.h"
 #include "ui_mainwindow_moc.h"
 
-#include <QProcess>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <QDir>
 
 #include "../lib/CConfigHandler.h"
@@ -77,19 +77,11 @@ void MainWindow::on_startGameButton_clicked()
 
 void MainWindow::startExecutable(QString name)
 {
-	QProcess process;
-
-	// Start the executable
-	if(process.startDetached(name))
-	{
-		close(); // exit launcher
-	}
-	else
-	{
+	if (execl(name.toLatin1().data(), "vcmiclient", nullptr) == -1) {
+		QString msg("Failed to start %1\nReason: %2");
 		QMessageBox::critical(this,
 		                      "Error starting executable",
-		                      "Failed to start " + name + "\n"
-		                      "Reason: " + process.errorString(),
+							  msg.arg(name).arg(strerror(errno)),
 		                      QMessageBox::Ok,
 		                      QMessageBox::Ok);
 		return;