diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
index 2cbd35e019a..1eed40df4c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ namespace QtAndroid
         return surfaceId;
     }
 
-    int insertNativeView(jobject view, const QRect &geometry)
+    int insertNativeView(QtJniTypes::View view, const QRect &geometry)
     {
         m_surfacesMutex.lock();
         jint surfaceId = generateViewId();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.h
index 57654431908..672aca19273 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class QBasicMutex;
 
 Q_DECLARE_JNI_CLASS(QtActivityDelegate, "org/qtproject/qt/android/QtActivityDelegate")
 Q_DECLARE_JNI_CLASS(QtInputDelegate, "org/qtproject/qt/android/QtInputDelegate")
+Q_DECLARE_JNI_CLASS(View, "android/view/View");
 
 namespace QtAndroid
 {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ namespace QtAndroid
     void setQtThread(QThread *thread);
 
     int createSurface(AndroidSurfaceClient * client, const QRect &geometry, bool onTop, int imageDepth);
-    int insertNativeView(jobject view, const QRect &geometry);
+    int insertNativeView(QtJniTypes::View view, const QRect &geometry);
     void setViewVisibility(jobject view, bool visible);
     void setSurfaceGeometry(int surfaceId, const QRect &geometry);
     void destroySurface(int surfaceId);