diff --git a/share/qtcreator/android/sdk_definitions.json b/share/qtcreator/android/sdk_definitions.json
index 21e3ac99543..22e4a322d84 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/android/sdk_definitions.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/android/sdk_definitions.json
@@ -18,28 +18,23 @@
     "specific_qt_versions": [
         {
             "versions": ["default"],
-            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;31.0.0", "ndk;25.1.8937393"],
-            "ndk_path": "ndk/25.1.8937393"
+            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;31.0.0", "ndk;25.1.8937393"]
         },
         {
             "versions": ["6.4"],
-            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;31.0.0", "ndk;23.1.7779620"],
-            "ndk_path": "ndk/23.1.7779620"
+            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;31.0.0", "ndk;23.1.7779620"]
         },
         {
             "versions": ["6.3", "6.2", "5.15.[9-20]"],
-            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;31.0.0", "ndk;22.1.7171670"],
-            "ndk_path": "ndk/22.1.7171670"
+            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;31.0.0", "ndk;22.1.7171670"]
         },
         {
             "versions": ["5.15.[0-8]", "5.14.[0-2]", "5.13.2", "6.0", "6.1"],
-            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;31.0.0", "ndk;21.3.6528147"],
-            "ndk_path": "ndk/21.3.6528147"
+            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;31.0.0", "ndk;21.3.6528147"]
         },
         {
             "versions": ["5.12.[0-5]", "5.13.[0-1]"],
-            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;28.0.2", "ndk;19.2.5345600"],
-            "ndk_path": "ndk/19.2.5345600"
+            "sdk_essential_packages": ["build-tools;28.0.2", "ndk;19.2.5345600"]
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index ba2bb7dfec5..6239a0d4bad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const char SdkToolsUrlKey[] = "sdk_tools_url";
 const char CommonKey[] = "common";
 const char SdkEssentialPkgsKey[] = "sdk_essential_packages";
 const char VersionsKey[] = "versions";
-const char NdkPathKey[] = "ndk_path";
+const char NdksSubDir[] = "ndk/";
 const char SpecificQtVersionsKey[] = "specific_qt_versions";
 const char DefaultVersionKey[] = "default";
 const char LinuxOsKey[] = "linux";
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ namespace {
     {
         return Core::ICore::installerResourcePath("android.xml").toString();
     }
+
+    static QString ndkPackageMarker()
+    {
+        return QLatin1String(Constants::ndkPackageName) + ";";
+    }
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////
@@ -312,7 +317,6 @@ void AndroidConfig::parseDependenciesJson()
         for (const QJsonValue &item : versionsArray) {
             QJsonObject itemObj = item.toObject();
             SdkForQtVersions specificVersion;
-            specificVersion.ndkPath = itemObj[NdkPathKey].toString();
             const auto pkgs = itemObj[SdkEssentialPkgsKey].toArray();
             for (const QJsonValue &pkg : pkgs)
                 specificVersion.essentialPackages.append(pkg.toString());
@@ -850,7 +854,7 @@ FilePath AndroidConfig::ndkLocation(const QtVersion *qtVersion) const
 {
     if (!m_defaultNdk.isEmpty())
         return m_defaultNdk; // A selected default NDK is good for any Qt version
-    return sdkLocation().pathAppended(ndkPathFromQtVersion(*qtVersion));
+    return sdkLocation().resolvePath(ndkSubPathFromQtVersion(*qtVersion));
 }
 
 QVersionNumber AndroidConfig::ndkVersion(const QtVersion *qtVersion) const
@@ -929,8 +933,8 @@ bool AndroidConfig::allEssentialsInstalled(AndroidSdkManager *sdkManager)
             break;
     }
     if (!m_defaultNdk.isEmpty())
-        essentialPkgs = Utils::filtered(essentialPkgs,
-                                        [](const QString &p){ return !p.startsWith("ndk;"); });
+        essentialPkgs = Utils::filtered(essentialPkgs, [] (const QString &p) {
+            return !p.startsWith(ndkPackageMarker()); });
     return essentialPkgs.isEmpty() ? true : false;
 }
 
@@ -952,13 +956,23 @@ QStringList AndroidConfig::essentialsFromQtVersion(const QtVersion &version) con
     return m_defaultSdkDepends.essentialPackages;
 }
 
-QString AndroidConfig::ndkPathFromQtVersion(const QtVersion &version) const
+static FilePath ndkSubPath(const SdkForQtVersions &packages)
+{
+    const QString ndkPrefix = ndkPackageMarker();
+    for (const QString &package : packages.essentialPackages)
+        if (package.startsWith(ndkPrefix))
+            return FilePath::fromString(NdksSubDir) / package.sliced(ndkPrefix.length());
+
+    return {};
+}
+
+FilePath AndroidConfig::ndkSubPathFromQtVersion(const QtVersion &version) const
 {
     for (const SdkForQtVersions &item : m_specificQtVersions)
         if (item.containsVersion(version.qtVersion()))
-            return item.ndkPath;
+            return ndkSubPath(item);
 
-    return m_defaultSdkDepends.ndkPath;
+    return ndkSubPath(m_defaultSdkDepends);
 }
 
 QStringList AndroidConfig::defaultEssentials() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
index c0b531bed52..b7d86b80820 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct SdkForQtVersions
 {
     QList<QVersionNumber> versions;
     QStringList essentialPackages;
-    QString ndkPath;
 
 public:
     bool containsVersion(const QVersionNumber &qtVersion) const;
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ public:
 
     QUrl sdkToolsUrl() const { return m_sdkToolsUrl; }
     QByteArray getSdkToolsSha256() const { return m_sdkToolsSha256; }
-    QString ndkPathFromQtVersion(const QtSupport::QtVersion &version) const;
+    Utils::FilePath ndkSubPathFromQtVersion(const QtSupport::QtVersion &version) const; // relative!
 
     QStringList defaultEssentials() const;
     QStringList essentialsFromQtVersion(const QtSupport::QtVersion &version) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconstants.h b/src/plugins/android/androidconstants.h
index b8a0c419ac5..9fff3a29ab7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconstants.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ const Utils::Id AndroidAvdPath = "AndroidAvdPath";
 
 // SDK Tools
 const char cmdlineToolsName[] = "cmdline-tools";
+const char ndkPackageName[] = "ndk";
 
 } // namespace Constants;
 } // namespace Android
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
index d50c72628f1..6a05ff1752a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(MarkerTagsType, markerTags, ({
     {SdkManagerOutputParser::MarkerTag::CmdlineSdkToolsMarker,      Constants::cmdlineToolsName},
     {SdkManagerOutputParser::MarkerTag::PlatformToolsMarker,        "platform-tools"},
     {SdkManagerOutputParser::MarkerTag::EmulatorToolsMarker,        "emulator"},
-    {SdkManagerOutputParser::MarkerTag::NdkMarker,                  "ndk"},
+    {SdkManagerOutputParser::MarkerTag::NdkMarker,                  Constants::ndkPackageName},
     {SdkManagerOutputParser::MarkerTag::ExtrasMarker,               "extras"}
 }));