diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
index ca66e26576f..c0001e7a39f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
@@ -1014,10 +1014,12 @@ void AndroidSdkManagerPrivate::checkPendingLicense(SdkCmdFutureInterface &fi)
     AndroidSdkManager::OperationOutput result;
     result.type = AndroidSdkManager::LicenseCheck;
     const QStringList args = {"--licenses", sdkRootArg(m_config)};
-    if (!fi.isCanceled())
-        sdkManagerCommand(m_config, args, m_sdkManager, fi, result, 100.0);
-    else
+    if (!fi.isCanceled()) {
+        const int timeOutS = 4; // Short timeout as workaround for QTCREATORBUG-25667
+        sdkManagerCommand(m_config, args, m_sdkManager, fi, result, 100.0, true, timeOutS);
+    } else {
         qCDebug(sdkManagerLog) << "Update: Operation cancelled before start";
+    }
 
     fi.reportResult(result);
     fi.setProgressValue(100);