diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanagerwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanagerwidget.cpp
index 2c41ab8c60b..6eebe0adb46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanagerwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanagerwidget.cpp
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ AndroidSdkManagerWidget::~AndroidSdkManagerWidget()
 
 void AndroidSdkManagerWidget::installEssentials()
 {
-    m_sdkModel->selectMissingEssentials();
-    if (!m_sdkModel->missingEssentials().isEmpty()) {
+    const QStringList missingEssentials = m_sdkModel->selectMissingEssentials();
+    if (!missingEssentials.isEmpty()) {
         QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::dialogParent(),
                              Tr::tr("Android SDK Changes"),
                              Tr::tr("%1 cannot find the following essential packages: \"%2\".\n"
                                     "Install them manually after the current operation is done.\n")
                                  .arg(QGuiApplication::applicationDisplayName(),
-                                      m_sdkModel->missingEssentials().join("\", \"")));
+                                      missingEssentials.join("\", \"")));
     }
     onApplyButton(Tr::tr("Android SDK installation is missing necessary packages. "
                      "Do you want to install the missing packages?"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmodel.cpp
index 9643b3a20a3..6fc2b027598 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmodel.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ bool AndroidSdkModel::setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, i
     return false;
 }
 
-void AndroidSdkModel::selectMissingEssentials()
+QStringList AndroidSdkModel::selectMissingEssentials()
 {
     resetSelection();
     QStringList pendingPkgs(androidConfig().allEssentials());
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ void AndroidSdkModel::selectMissingEssentials()
             break;
     }
 
-    m_missingEssentials = pendingPkgs;
-    if (!m_missingEssentials.isEmpty())
-        qCDebug(androidSdkModelLog) << "Couldn't find some essential packages:" << m_missingEssentials;
+    if (!pendingPkgs.isEmpty())
+        qCDebug(androidSdkModelLog) << "Couldn't find some essential packages:" << pendingPkgs;
+    return pendingPkgs;
 }
 
 QList<const AndroidSdkPackage *> AndroidSdkModel::userSelection() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmodel.h b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmodel.h
index 2033f5fa9b9..b80ef897f76 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmodel.h
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@ public:
     Qt::ItemFlags flags(const QModelIndex &index) const override;
     bool setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int role) override;
 
-    void selectMissingEssentials();
+    QStringList selectMissingEssentials();
     QList<const AndroidSdkPackage *> userSelection() const;
     void resetSelection();
 
-    QStringList missingEssentials() const { return m_missingEssentials; }
-
 private:
     void clearContainers();
     void refreshData();
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ private:
     QList<const SdkPlatform *> m_sdkPlatforms;
     QList<const AndroidSdkPackage *> m_tools;
     QSet<const AndroidSdkPackage *> m_changeState;
-    QStringList m_missingEssentials;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal