--- a/eric6/Plugins/PluginVcsMercurial.py	Mon May 03 19:58:28 2021 +0200
+++ b/eric6/Plugins/PluginVcsMercurial.py	Tue May 04 19:30:25 2021 +0200
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import Preferences
 from Preferences.Shortcuts import readShortcuts
 
-from VcsPlugins.vcsMercurial.HgUtilities import getConfigPath
+from VcsPlugins.vcsMercurial.HgUtilities import getConfigPath, getHgExecutable
 
 import Utilities
 import UI.Info
@@ -49,15 +49,11 @@
     @return dictionary containing the data to query the presence of
         the executable
     """
-    exe = 'hg'
-    if Utilities.isWindowsPlatform():
-        exe += '.exe'
-    
     data = {
         "programEntry": True,
         "header": QCoreApplication.translate(
             "VcsMercurialPlugin", "Version Control - Mercurial"),
-        "exe": exe,
+        "exe": getHgExecutable(),
         "versionCommand": 'version',
         "versionStartsWith": 'Mercurial',
         "versionPosition": -1,
@@ -77,9 +73,7 @@
     """
     global pluginTypename
     data = {}
-    exe = 'hg'
-    if Utilities.isWindowsPlatform():
-        exe += '.exe'
+    exe = getHgExecutable()
     if Utilities.isinpath(exe):
         data[".hg"] = (pluginTypename, displayString())
         data["_hg"] = (pluginTypename, displayString())
@@ -92,9 +86,7 @@
     
     @return display string (string)
     """
-    exe = 'hg'
-    if Utilities.isWindowsPlatform():
-        exe += '.exe'
+    exe = getHgExecutable()
     if Utilities.isinpath(exe):
         return QCoreApplication.translate('VcsMercurialPlugin', 'Mercurial')
     else: