diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityBase.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityBase.java
index 1d70698ef7..d51b568c25 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityBase.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityBase.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class QtActivityBase extends Activity
 {
     private String m_applicationParams = null;
     private boolean m_isCustomThemeSet = false;
+    private boolean m_retainNonConfigurationInstance = false;
 
     private QtActivityDelegate m_delegate;
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ public class QtActivityBase extends Activity
     protected void onDestroy()
     {
         super.onDestroy();
-        if (m_delegate.isQuitApp()) {
+        if (!m_retainNonConfigurationInstance) {
             QtNative.terminateQt();
             QtNative.setActivity(null);
             QtNative.m_qtThread.exit();
@@ -258,9 +259,8 @@ public class QtActivityBase extends Activity
     public Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance()
     {
         super.onRetainNonConfigurationInstance();
-        m_delegate.setQuitApp(false);
+        m_retainNonConfigurationInstance = true;
         return true;
-
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
index d8bdf00e30..5eae8b7997 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public class QtActivityDelegate
     private Activity m_activity;
 
     private boolean m_started = false;
-    private boolean m_quitApp = true;
     private boolean m_isPluginRunning = false;
 
     private HashMap<Integer, QtSurface> m_surfaces = null;
@@ -119,16 +118,6 @@ public class QtActivityDelegate
         return m_started;
     }
 
-    void setQuitApp(boolean quitApp)
-    {
-        m_quitApp = quitApp;
-    }
-
-    boolean isQuitApp()
-    {
-        return m_quitApp;
-    }
-
     boolean isPluginRunning()
     {
         return m_isPluginRunning;
@@ -189,8 +178,6 @@ public class QtActivityDelegate
 
     private void initMembers(Runnable startApplicationRunnable)
     {
-        m_quitApp = true;
-
         m_layout = new QtLayout(m_activity, startApplicationRunnable);
 
         m_displayManager.registerDisplayListener(m_activity, m_layout);