diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformclipboard.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformclipboard.cpp
index 17dfe27d12..2912c58e8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformclipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformclipboard.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,19 @@ QAndroidPlatformClipboard::QAndroidPlatformClipboard()
     QtAndroidClipboard::setClipboardManager(this);
 }
 
+QAndroidPlatformClipboard::~QAndroidPlatformClipboard()
+{
+    if (data)
+        delete data;
+}
+
 QMimeData *QAndroidPlatformClipboard::mimeData(QClipboard::Mode mode)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(mode);
     Q_ASSERT(supportsMode(mode));
-    QMimeData *data = QtAndroidClipboard::getClipboardMimeData();
-    data->setParent(this);
+    if (data)
+        data->deleteLater();
+    data = QtAndroidClipboard::getClipboardMimeData();
     return data;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformclipboard.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformclipboard.h
index 3ed9d323f8..9920b776d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformclipboard.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformclipboard.h
@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@
 #ifndef QT_NO_CLIPBOARD
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class QAndroidPlatformClipboard : public QObject, public QPlatformClipboard
+class QAndroidPlatformClipboard : public QPlatformClipboard
 {
 public:
     QAndroidPlatformClipboard();
-
+    ~QAndroidPlatformClipboard();
     QMimeData *mimeData(QClipboard::Mode mode = QClipboard::Clipboard) override;
     void setMimeData(QMimeData *data, QClipboard::Mode mode = QClipboard::Clipboard) override;
     bool supportsMode(QClipboard::Mode mode) const override;
+private:
+    QMimeData *data = nullptr;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE