diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index 0d342acb530..13dd6f8a7de 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -1020,8 +1020,7 @@ FilePath AndroidConfig::defaultSdkPath()
     // Set default path of SDK as used by Android Studio
     if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isMacHost()) {
         return Utils::FilePath::fromString(
-            QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation)
-            + "/../Android/sdk");
+            QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation) + "/Android/sdk");
     }
 
     if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) {