diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index efb1289a5c..a7b14b22b5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ QString QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()
     }
 #endif
 #if defined( Q_OS_UNIX )
-#  ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+#  if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && (!defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_ANDROID_NO_SDK))
     // Try looking for a /proc/<pid>/exe symlink first which points to
     // the absolute path of the executable
     QFileInfo pfi(QString::fromLatin1("/proc/%1/exe").arg(getpid()));