diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index a9eab1fec46..0c8efedb4bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ QStringList AndroidDeviceInfo::adbSelector(const QString &serialNumber)
     return QStringList() << QLatin1String("-s") << serialNumber;
 }
 
-AndroidConfig AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig()
+const AndroidConfig &AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig()
 {
     return m_instance->m_config; // ensure that m_instance is initialized
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
index 50f6fa1741f..45fea1901b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class AndroidConfigurations : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    static AndroidConfig currentConfig();
+    static const AndroidConfig &currentConfig();
     static void setConfig(const AndroidConfig &config);
     static AndroidConfigurations *instance();