diff --git a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
index 14a0b795a78..3dc539707a9 100644
--- a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ bool readInputFile(Options *options)
                     options->rootPaths.push_back(path.toString());
             }
         } else {
-            options->rootPaths.push_back(options->inputFileName);
+            options->rootPaths.push_back(QFileInfo(options->inputFileName).absolutePath());
         }
     }