diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconstants.h b/src/plugins/android/androidconstants.h
index 19dfd8ef537..f38f851251d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconstants.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ const char ANDROID_DEVICE_ID[] = "Android Device";
 const char ANDROID_MANIFEST_MIME_TYPE[] = "application/vnd.google.android.android_manifest";
 const char ANDROID_MANIFEST_EDITOR_ID[] = "Android.AndroidManifestEditor.Id";
 const char ANDROID_MANIFEST_EDITOR_CONTEXT[] = "Android.AndroidManifestEditor.Id";
+
+const char ANDROID_BUILDDIRECTORY[] = "android-build";
 } // namespace Constants;
 } // namespace Android
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
index 4e9498ecdbb..76b284dc84d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "javaparser.h"
 #include "androidmanager.h"
+#include "androidconstants.h"
 
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ bool AndroidDeployQtStep::init()
     else if (m_deployAction == BundleLibrariesDeployment)
         deploymentMethod = QLatin1String("bundled");
 
-    QString outputDir = bc->buildDirectory().appendPath(QLatin1String("android")).toString();
+    QString outputDir = bc->buildDirectory().appendPath(QLatin1String(Constants::ANDROID_BUILDDIRECTORY)).toString();
 
     QStringList arguments;
     arguments << QLatin1String("--input")
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
index 78e15b11a85..e200e28dcaa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Utils::FileName AndroidManager::dirPath(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 {
     QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *qtVersion = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(target->kit());
     if (qtVersion && qtVersion->qtVersion() >= QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(5, 2, 0))
-        return target->activeBuildConfiguration()->buildDirectory().appendPath(AndroidDirName);
+        return target->activeBuildConfiguration()->buildDirectory().appendPath(QLatin1String(Constants::ANDROID_BUILDDIRECTORY));
     return Utils::FileName::fromString(target->project()->projectDirectory()).appendPath(AndroidDirName);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidpackageinstallationstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidpackageinstallationstep.cpp
index f74cac0726b..00bb788e30a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidpackageinstallationstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidpackageinstallationstep.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "androidpackageinstallationstep.h"
 #include "androidmanager.h"
+#include "androidconstants.h"
 
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ bool AndroidPackageInstallationStep::init()
     if (m_androidDirectory == ProjectDirectory)
         dirPath = AndroidManager::dirPath(target()).toString();
     else
-        dirPath = bc->buildDirectory().appendPath((QLatin1String("android"))).toString();
+        dirPath = bc->buildDirectory().appendPath(QLatin1String(Constants::ANDROID_BUILDDIRECTORY)).toString();
     if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
         if (bc->environment().searchInPath(QLatin1String("sh.exe")).isEmpty())
             dirPath = QDir::toNativeSeparators(dirPath);