diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
index c48ebd878e2..e2f7e27da48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ QAndroidPlatformIntegration::QAndroidPlatformIntegration(const QStringList &para
     m_mainThread = QThread::currentThread();
 
     m_androidFDB = new QAndroidPlatformFontDatabase();
+    m_androidPlatformServices.reset(new QAndroidPlatformServices);
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_CLIPBOARD
     m_androidPlatformClipboard = new QAndroidPlatformClipboard();
@@ -456,9 +457,6 @@ QPlatformNativeInterface *QAndroidPlatformIntegration::nativeInterface() const
 
 QPlatformServices *QAndroidPlatformIntegration::services() const
 {
-    if (m_androidPlatformServices.isNull())
-        m_androidPlatformServices.reset(new QAndroidPlatformServices);
-
     return m_androidPlatformServices.data();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.h
index 135790dda63..6c7251815e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private:
 
     QPlatformFontDatabase *m_androidFDB;
     QAndroidPlatformNativeInterface *m_androidPlatformNativeInterface;
-    mutable QScopedPointer<QAndroidPlatformServices> m_androidPlatformServices;
+    QScopedPointer<QAndroidPlatformServices> m_androidPlatformServices;
 
     // Handling the multiple screens connected. Every display is identified
     // with an unique (autoincremented) displayID. The values of this ID will