diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
index 76b284dc84d..638bd8c02c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,11 @@ void AndroidDeployQtStep::setInputFile(const QString &file)
     m_inputFile = file;
 }
 
+bool AndroidDeployQtStep::runInGuiThread() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool AndroidDeployQtStep::verboseOutput() const
 {
     return m_verbose;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.h b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.h
index d51a46e60ee..08798dc874a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.h
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public:
     QString inputFile() const;
     void setInputFile(const QString &file);
 
+    bool runInGuiThread() const;
+
 signals:
     // also on purpose emitted if the possible values of this changed
     void inputFileChanged();