diff --git a/src/plugins/android/avddialog.cpp b/src/plugins/android/avddialog.cpp
index b92f4cedf84..4f0f8e8a4a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/avddialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/avddialog.cpp
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ int AvdDialog::exec()
 
         const AndroidAvdManager avdManager = AndroidAvdManager(m_androidConfig);
         QFutureWatcher<CreateAvdInfo> createAvdFutureWatcher;
-        createAvdFutureWatcher.setFuture(avdManager.createAvd(result));
 
         QEventLoop loop;
         QObject::connect(&createAvdFutureWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<CreateAvdInfo>::finished,
                          &loop, &QEventLoop::quit);
         QObject::connect(&createAvdFutureWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<CreateAvdInfo>::canceled,
                          &loop, &QEventLoop::quit);
+        createAvdFutureWatcher.setFuture(avdManager.createAvd(result));
         loop.exec(QEventLoop::ExcludeUserInputEvents);
 
         const QFuture<CreateAvdInfo> future = createAvdFutureWatcher.future();