diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtNative.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtNative.java
index 9679fd40f4..c33d5016ce 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtNative.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtNative.java
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ public class QtNative
             return fdDesc.detachFd();
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             return -1;
+        } catch (SecurityException e) {
+            Log.e(QtTAG, "Exception when opening file", e);
+            return -1;
         }
     }