diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
index 2e51d28720d..0b347ca1924 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
 
 #include <android/androidmanager.h>
 #include <android/androidconfigurations.h>
+
+#include <projectexplorer/buildmanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 
 #include <qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildinfo.h>
@@ -110,6 +113,27 @@ AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::
 
 void AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::addToEnvironment(Utils::Environment &env) const
 {
-    env.set(QLatin1String("ANDROID_NDK_PLATFORM"),
-            Android::AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().bestNdkPlatformMatch(Android::AndroidManager::minimumSDK(target())));
+    m_androidNdkPlatform = Android::AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().bestNdkPlatformMatch(Android::AndroidManager::minimumSDK(target()));
+    env.set(QLatin1String("ANDROID_NDK_PLATFORM"), m_androidNdkPlatform);
+}
+
+void AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::manifestSaved()
+{
+    using QmakeProjectManager::QMakeStep;
+    QString androidNdkPlatform = Android::AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().bestNdkPlatformMatch(Android::AndroidManager::minimumSDK(target()));
+    if (m_androidNdkPlatform == androidNdkPlatform)
+        return;
+
+    emitEnvironmentChanged();
+
+    QMakeStep *qs = qmakeStep();
+    if (!qs)
+        return;
+
+    qs->setForced(true);
+
+    ProjectExplorer::BuildManager::buildList(stepList(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN),
+                  ProjectExplorer::ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
+    ProjectExplorer::BuildManager::appendStep(qs, ProjectExplorer::ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
+    setSubNodeBuild(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.h b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.h
index 900a57855da..d4a52666123 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.h
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ public:
     AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target, AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration *source);
     AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target, Core::Id id);
     void addToEnvironment(Utils::Environment &env) const;
+    void manifestSaved();
 
     using BuildConfiguration::emitEnvironmentChanged;
+private:
+    mutable QString m_androidNdkPlatform;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.cpp
index a5ef5579ecf..23b190c2c1a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.cpp
@@ -36,17 +36,9 @@
 
 #include <android/androidconstants.h>
 #include <android/androidglobal.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/buildmanager.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <qtsupport/qtkitinformation.h>
-#include <qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h>
-#include <qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h>
 #include <qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h>
-#include <qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h>
 
 using namespace QmakeProjectManager;
 
@@ -136,20 +128,8 @@ Utils::FileName QmakeAndroidSupport::androiddeployJsonPath(ProjectExplorer::Targ
 void QmakeAndroidSupport::manifestSaved(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 {
     ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *bc = target->activeBuildConfiguration();
-    if (auto qbc = qobject_cast<AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration *>(bc)) {
-        qbc->emitEnvironmentChanged();
-
-        QMakeStep *qs = qbc->qmakeStep();
-        if (!qs)
-            return;
-
-        qs->setForced(true);
-
-        ProjectExplorer::BuildManager::buildList(bc->stepList(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN),
-                      ProjectExplorer::ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
-        ProjectExplorer::BuildManager::appendStep(qs, ProjectExplorer::ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
-        qbc->setSubNodeBuild(0);
-    }
+    if (auto qbc = qobject_cast<AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration *>(bc))
+        qbc->manifestSaved();
 }
 
 Utils::FileName QmakeAndroidSupport::manifestSourcePath(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target)