--- a/src/eric7/VirtualEnv/VirtualenvManager.py	Sun Dec 04 10:34:43 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/VirtualEnv/VirtualenvManager.py	Sun Dec 04 11:58:37 2022 +0100
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
                 "w.exe", ".exe"
             )
         elif venvName == VirtualenvManager.SystemKey:
-            return sys.executable
+            return sys.executable.replace("w.exe", ".exe")
         else:
             return ""