diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolmanager.cpp
index a6e61d96d9f..19f7cbc97b9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolmanager.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ AndroidConfig::CreateAvdInfo AndroidToolManager::createAvdImpl(AndroidConfig::Cr
     proc.setProcessEnvironment(env.toProcessEnvironment());
     QStringList arguments;
     arguments << QLatin1String("create") << QLatin1String("avd")
-              << QLatin1String("-t") << info.target.name
+              << QLatin1String("-t") << AndroidConfig::apiLevelNameFor(info.target)
               << QLatin1String("-n") << info.name
               << QLatin1String("-b") << info.abi;
     if (info.sdcardSize > 0)