diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qlogging.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qlogging.cpp
index e0dbfcf09b..88656e6b86 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qlogging.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qlogging.cpp
@@ -1737,9 +1737,10 @@ static bool android_default_message_handler(QtMsgType type,
         break;
     };
 
+    // If application name is a tag ensure it has no spaces
     // If a category is defined, use it as an Android logging tag
     __android_log_print(priority, isDefaultCategory(context.category) ?
-                            qPrintable(QCoreApplication::applicationName()) : context.category,
+                        qPrintable(QCoreApplication::applicationName().replace(" ", "_")) : context.category,
                         "%s\n", qPrintable(formattedMessage));
 
     return true; // Prevent further output to stderr