diff --git a/src/android/java/java.pro b/src/android/java/java.pro
index 7f0dfa8a1b..e8967a82db 100644
--- a/src/android/java/java.pro
+++ b/src/android/java/java.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-CONFIG += single_arch
+TEMPLATE = aux
+TARGET = dummy
 
+CONFIG += single_arch
 CONFIG -= qt android_install
 
 javaresources.files = \
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ javaresources.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_PREFIX]/src/android/java
 INSTALLS += javaresources
 
 !prefix_build:!equals(OUT_PWD, $$PWD) {
+    COPIES += javaresources
+
     RETURN = $$escape_expand(\\n\\t)
     equals(QMAKE_HOST.os, Windows) {
         RETURN = $$escape_expand(\\r\\n\\t)
diff --git a/src/android/templates/templates.pro b/src/android/templates/templates.pro
index 9a64251ee3..35a63498f8 100644
--- a/src/android/templates/templates.pro
+++ b/src/android/templates/templates.pro
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
-CONFIG += single_arch
+TEMPLATE = aux
+TARGET = dummy
 
+CONFIG += single_arch
 CONFIG -= qt android_install
 
 templates.files = \
     $$PWD/AndroidManifest.xml \
-    $$PWD/build.gradle \
-    $$PWD/res
+    $$PWD/build.gradle
+
+templates_dirs.files += $$PWD/res
 
 templates.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_PREFIX]/src/android/templates
+templates_dirs.path = $${templates.path}
 
-INSTALLS += templates
+INSTALLS += templates templates_dirs
 
 !prefix_build:!equals(OUT_PWD, $$PWD) {
+    COPIES += templates templates_dirs
+
     RETURN = $$escape_expand(\\n\\t)
     equals(QMAKE_HOST.os, Windows) {
         RETURN = $$escape_expand(\\r\\n\\t)