diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index adbf2bc3f8c..b4917b732e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ void CMakeBuildConfiguration::initialize()
 
         auto androidAbis = bs->data(Android::Constants::AndroidABIs).toStringList();
         QString preferredAbi;
-        if (androidAbis.contains("arm64-v8a")) {
-            preferredAbi = "arm64-v8a";
-        } else if (androidAbis.isEmpty() || androidAbis.contains("armeabi-v7a")) {
+        if (androidAbis.contains("armeabi-v7a")) {
             preferredAbi = "armeabi-v7a";
+        } else if (androidAbis.isEmpty() || androidAbis.contains("arm64-v8a")) {
+            preferredAbi = "arm64-v8a";
         } else {
             preferredAbi = androidAbis.first();
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index dc184bf1379..de016fc2c47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -811,8 +811,8 @@ void QMakeStepConfigWidget::updateSummaryLabel()
             item->setFlags(Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsSelectable);
             item->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
             isAndroid = isAndroid && abi.osFlavor() == Abi::OSFlavor::AndroidLinuxFlavor;
-            if (isAndroid && (item->text() == "arm64-v8a" ||
-                              (m_preferredAbiIndex == -1 && item->text() == "armeabi-v7a"))) {
+            if (isAndroid && (item->text() == "armeabi-v7a" ||
+                              (m_preferredAbiIndex == -1 && item->text() == "arm64-v8a"))) {
                     m_preferredAbiIndex = m_ui->abisListWidget->count() - 1;
             }
         }