diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidqtversion.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidqtversion.cpp
index 2c932ad42c1..2276599faa9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidqtversion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidqtversion.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ bool AndroidQtVersion::supportsMultipleQtAbis() const
 
 Abis AndroidQtVersion::detectQtAbis() const
 {
-    const bool conf = AndroidConfig::sdkFullyConfigured();
-    return conf ? Utils::transform<Abis>(androidAbis(), &androidAbi2Abi) : Abis();
+    Abis result = qtAbisFromJson();
+    if (result.isEmpty() && AndroidConfig::sdkFullyConfigured()) {
+        ensureMkSpecParsed();
+        result = Utils::transform<Abis>(m_androidAbis, &androidAbi2Abi);
+    }
+    return result;
 }
 
 void AndroidQtVersion::addToBuildEnvironment(const Kit *k, Utils::Environment &env) const
@@ -109,10 +113,9 @@ QString AndroidQtVersion::description() const
     return Tr::tr("Android");
 }
 
-const QStringList &AndroidQtVersion::androidAbis() const
+const QStringList AndroidQtVersion::androidAbis() const
 {
-    ensureMkSpecParsed();
-    return m_androidAbis;
+    return Utils::transform(detectQtAbis(), &Abi::toAndroidAbi);
 }
 
 int AndroidQtVersion::minimumNDK() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidqtversion.h b/src/plugins/android/androidqtversion.h
index ceddb76520f..d96276abb65 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidqtversion.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidqtversion.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
     QSet<Utils::Id> targetDeviceTypes() const override;
 
     QString description() const override;
-    const QStringList &androidAbis() const;
+    const QStringList androidAbis() const;
     int minimumNDK() const;
 
     static QString androidDeploymentSettingsFileName(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.cpp
index 1cde394ec8e..0fa590b7d9f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.cpp
@@ -443,18 +443,6 @@ static Abis abiOf(const QByteArray &data)
     return result;
 }
 
-static QString androidAbiFromAbi(const Abi &abi)
-{
-    QString androidAbi;
-    if (abi.architecture() == Abi::Architecture::ArmArchitecture)
-        androidAbi = QLatin1String(abi.wordWidth() == 64 ? Constants::ANDROID_ABI_ARM64_V8A
-                                                         : Constants::ANDROID_ABI_ARMEABI_V7A);
-    else
-        androidAbi = QLatin1String(abi.wordWidth() == 64 ? Constants::ANDROID_ABI_X86_64
-                                                         : Constants::ANDROID_ABI_X86);
-    return androidAbi;
-}
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Abi
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -689,6 +677,22 @@ QString Abi::param() const
     return m_param;
 }
 
+QString Abi::toAndroidAbi() const
+{
+    if (architecture() == Abi::Architecture::ArmArchitecture) {
+        if (wordWidth() == 32)
+            return Constants::ANDROID_ABI_ARMEABI_V7A;
+        if (wordWidth() == 64)
+            return Constants::ANDROID_ABI_ARM64_V8A;
+    } else if (architecture() == Abi::Architecture::X86Architecture) {
+        if (wordWidth() == 32)
+            return Constants::ANDROID_ABI_X86;
+        if (wordWidth() == 64)
+            return Constants::ANDROID_ABI_X86_64;
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
 bool Abi::operator != (const Abi &other) const
 {
     return !operator ==(other);
@@ -936,7 +940,7 @@ Abi Abi::fromString(const QString &abiString)
 
     Abi abi(architecture, os, flavor, format, wordWidth);
     if (abi.os() == LinuxOS && abi.osFlavor() == AndroidLinuxFlavor)
-        abi.m_param = androidAbiFromAbi(abi);
+        abi.m_param = abi.toAndroidAbi();
 
     return abi;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.h
index 71f62ad7338..ec06abe4538 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.h
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ public:
     QString toString() const;
     QString param() const;
 
+    QString toAndroidAbi() const;
+
     static QString toString(const Architecture &a);
     static QString toString(const OS &o);
     static QString toString(const OSFlavor &of);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
index d6d94cac993..2e19566b983 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
@@ -751,14 +751,17 @@ void QtVersion::setQtAbis(const Abis &abis)
 Abis QtVersion::detectQtAbis() const
 {
     qCDebug(abiDetect) << "Detecting ABIs for" << qmakeFilePath();
-    if (const Abis abis = qtAbisFromJson(*this, {d->data().archDataPath, d->data().dataPath});
-        !abis.isEmpty()) {
+    if (const Abis abis = qtAbisFromJson(); !abis.isEmpty())
         return abis;
-    }
     qCDebug(abiDetect) << "Got no ABI from JSON file, falling back to inspecting binaries";
     return d->qtAbisFromLibrary();
 }
 
+Abis QtVersion::qtAbisFromJson() const
+{
+    return QtSupport::Internal::qtAbisFromJson(*this, {d->data().archDataPath, d->data().dataPath});
+}
+
 bool QtVersion::hasAbi(ProjectExplorer::Abi::OS os, ProjectExplorer::Abi::OSFlavor flavor) const
 {
     const Abis abis = qtAbis();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
index d2576b2843d..0fa8032a329 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ protected:
                                                     const Utils::FilePath &buildDir) const;
 
     virtual ProjectExplorer::Abis detectQtAbis() const;
+    ProjectExplorer::Abis qtAbisFromJson() const;
 
     void resetCache() const;