diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
index 38cfa2cdbf8..ded1c5fe160 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
@@ -89,12 +89,25 @@ bool startAvdAsync(const QString &avdName)
 
 QString findAvd(const QString &avdName)
 {
-    const QList<AndroidDeviceInfo> devices = AndroidConfig::connectedDevices();
-    for (const AndroidDeviceInfo &device : devices) {
-        if (device.type != ProjectExplorer::IDevice::Emulator)
+    Process adbProcess;
+    adbProcess.setCommand({AndroidConfig::adbToolPath(), {"devices"}});
+    adbProcess.runBlocking();
+    if (adbProcess.result() != ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess)
+        return {};
+
+    // mid(1) - remove "List of devices attached" header line
+    const QStringList lines = adbProcess.allOutput().split('\n', Qt::SkipEmptyParts).mid(1);
+    for (const QString &line : lines) {
+        // skip the daemon logs
+        if (line.startsWith("* daemon"))
             continue;
-        if (device.avdName == avdName)
-            return device.serialNumber;
+
+        const QString serialNumber = line.left(line.indexOf('\t')).trimmed();
+        if (!serialNumber.startsWith("emulator"))
+            continue;
+
+        if (AndroidConfig::getAvdName(serialNumber) == avdName)
+            return serialNumber;
     }
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index db284270804..97f31550c50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -141,33 +141,6 @@ static QString buildToolsPackageMarker()
     return QLatin1String(Constants::buildToolsPackageName) + ";";
 }
 
-static QString getAvdName(const QString &serialnumber)
-{
-    const int index = serialnumber.indexOf(QLatin1String("-"));
-    if (index == -1)
-        return {};
-    bool ok;
-    const int port = serialnumber.mid(index + 1).toInt(&ok);
-    if (!ok)
-        return {};
-
-    QTcpSocket tcpSocket;
-    tcpSocket.connectToHost(QHostAddress(QHostAddress::LocalHost), port);
-    if (!tcpSocket.waitForConnected(100)) // Don't wait more than 100ms for a local connection
-        return {};
-
-    tcpSocket.write("avd name\nexit\n");
-    tcpSocket.waitForDisconnected(500);
-
-    const QByteArrayList response = tcpSocket.readAll().split('\n');
-    // The input "avd name" might not be echoed as-is, but contain ASCII control sequences.
-    for (int i = response.size() - 1; i > 1; --i) {
-        if (response.at(i).startsWith("OK"))
-            return QString::fromLatin1(response.at(i - 1)).trimmed();
-    }
-    return {};
-}
-
 static QString getDeviceProperty(const QString &device, const QString &property)
 {
     // workaround for '????????????' serial numbers
@@ -311,6 +284,33 @@ static FilePath ndkSubPathFromQtVersion(const QtVersion &version)
 // AndroidConfig
 //////////////////////////////////
 
+QString getAvdName(const QString &serialnumber)
+{
+    const int index = serialnumber.indexOf(QLatin1String("-"));
+    if (index == -1)
+        return {};
+    bool ok;
+    const int port = serialnumber.mid(index + 1).toInt(&ok);
+    if (!ok)
+        return {};
+
+    QTcpSocket tcpSocket;
+    tcpSocket.connectToHost(QHostAddress(QHostAddress::LocalHost), port);
+    if (!tcpSocket.waitForConnected(100)) // Don't wait more than 100ms for a local connection
+        return {};
+
+    tcpSocket.write("avd name\nexit\n");
+    tcpSocket.waitForDisconnected(500);
+
+    const QByteArrayList response = tcpSocket.readAll().split('\n');
+    // The input "avd name" might not be echoed as-is, but contain ASCII control sequences.
+    for (int i = response.size() - 1; i > 1; --i) {
+        if (response.at(i).startsWith("OK"))
+            return QString::fromLatin1(response.at(i - 1)).trimmed();
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
 QLatin1String displayName(const Abi &abi)
 {
     switch (abi.architecture()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
index ca7825cf03e..ec3a441ed32 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
 
 namespace AndroidConfig {
 
+QString getAvdName(const QString &serialnumber);
 QStringList apiLevelNamesFor(const SdkPlatformList &platforms);
 QString apiLevelNameFor(const SdkPlatform *platform);