diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
index 73a093c20f4..a6b38e20b69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
@@ -200,11 +200,7 @@ bool AndroidDeployQtStep::init()
     m_uninstallPreviousPackageRun = m_uninstallPreviousPackage || m_uninstallPreviousPackageTemp;
     m_uninstallPreviousPackageTemp = false;
     if (m_uninstallPreviousPackageRun) {
-        m_packageName = AndroidManager::packageName(target());
-        if (m_packageName.isEmpty()){
-            emit addOutput(tr("Cannot find the package name."), ErrorOutput);
-            return false;
-        }
+        m_manifestName = AndroidManager::manifestPath(target());
     }
     ProjectExplorer::ProcessParameters *pp = processParameters();
     m_useAndroiddeployqt = version->qtVersion() >= QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(5, 4, 0);
@@ -299,10 +295,18 @@ void AndroidDeployQtStep::run(QFutureInterface<bool> &fi)
         pp->setArguments(m_androiddeployqtArgs);
     } else {
         if (m_uninstallPreviousPackageRun) {
-            emit addOutput(tr("Uninstall previous package %1.").arg(m_packageName), MessageOutput);
+            const QString packageName = AndroidManager::packageName(m_manifestName);
+            if (packageName.isEmpty()){
+                emit addOutput(tr("Cannot find the package name."), ErrorOutput);
+                fi.reportResult(false);
+                emit finished();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            emit addOutput(tr("Uninstall previous package %1.").arg(packageName), MessageOutput);
             runCommand(AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().adbToolPath().toString(),
                        AndroidDeviceInfo::adbSelector(m_serialNumber)
-                       << QLatin1String("uninstall") << m_packageName);
+                       << QLatin1String("uninstall") << packageName);
         }
 
         QString args;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.h b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.h
index 8a1f2ebc207..b9e94612514 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private:
     void stdError(const QString &line);
     virtual bool processSucceeded(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus status);
 
-    QString m_packageName;
+    Utils::FileName m_manifestName;
     QString m_serialNumber;
     QString m_buildDirectory;
     QString m_avdName;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
index 5c2881652bc..84f1b612f58 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ QString AndroidManager::packageName(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
     return manifestElem.attribute(QLatin1String("package"));
 }
 
+QString AndroidManager::packageName(const Utils::FileName &manifestFile)
+{
+    QDomDocument doc;
+    if (!openXmlFile(doc, manifestFile))
+        return QString();
+    QDomElement manifestElem = doc.documentElement();
+    return manifestElem.attribute(QLatin1String("package"));
+}
+
 QString AndroidManager::intentName(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 {
     return packageName(target) + QLatin1Char('/') + activityName(target);
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.h b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.h
index ed395611bc1..a64e36010e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
     static bool supportsAndroid(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
 
     static QString packageName(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
+    static QString packageName(const Utils::FileName &manifestFile);
 
     static QString intentName(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
     static QString activityName(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);