diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
index 698dc98aa08..069500d55ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
@@ -262,9 +262,12 @@ bool AndroidBuildApkStep::useGradle() const
 
 void AndroidBuildApkStep::setUseGradle(bool b)
 {
-    m_useGradle = b;
-    if (m_useGradle)
-        AndroidManager::updateGradleProperties(target());
+    if (m_useGradle != b) {
+        m_useGradle = b;
+        if (m_useGradle)
+            AndroidManager::updateGradleProperties(target());
+        emit useGradleChanged();
+    }
 }
 
 bool AndroidBuildApkStep::runInGuiThread() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.h b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.h
index bfb148da3a2..c8984b48907 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ public:
     virtual Utils::FileName androidPackageSourceDir() const = 0;
     void setDeployAction(AndroidDeployAction deploy);
 
+signals:
+    void useGradleChanged();
+
 protected:
     Q_INVOKABLE void showInGraphicalShell();