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
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ void RecentDocuments::run(const Plasma::RunnerContext &context, const Plasma::Qu
         return;
     }
 
-    new KRun(QUrl(url), nullptr);
+    auto run = new KRun(QUrl(url), nullptr);
+    run->setRunExecutables(false);
 }
 
 QList<QAction *> RecentDocuments::actionsForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match)