diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
index 4f95e84283..ad2fef7070 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static sem_t m_exitSemaphore, m_terminateSemaphore;
 
 QHash<int, AndroidSurfaceClient *> m_surfaces;
 
-static QMutex m_surfacesMutex;
+static QBasicMutex m_surfacesMutex;
 static int m_surfaceId = 1;