diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
index 85351e3228c..44ed85b1706 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ bool AndroidAvdManager::startAvdAsync(const QString &avdName) const
         return false;
     }
     QProcess *avdProcess = new QProcess();
+    avdProcess->setReadChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
     QObject::connect(avdProcess,
                      static_cast<void (QProcess::*)(int)>(&QProcess::finished),
                      avdProcess,