diff --git a/mkspecs/features/android/android_deployment_settings.prf b/mkspecs/features/android/android_deployment_settings.prf
index 1819a1f52c3..d56d79960c5 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/android/android_deployment_settings.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/android/android_deployment_settings.prf
@@ -64,23 +64,30 @@ contains(TEMPLATE, ".*app"):!build_pass {
 
     tool_extension = ""
     contains(QMAKE_HOST.os, Windows): tool_extension = ".exe"
-    FILE_CONTENT += "   \"qml-importscanner-binary\": $$emitString($$[QT_HOST_LIBEXECS]/qmlimportscanner$${tool_extension}),"
     FILE_CONTENT += "   \"rcc-binary\": $$emitString($$[QT_HOST_LIBEXECS]/rcc$${tool_extension}),"
 
-    qml_import_paths = $$(QML2_IMPORT_PATH)
-    qml_import_paths = $$split(qml_import_paths, $$DIRLIST_SEPARATOR)
-    qml_import_paths += $$QML_IMPORT_PATH
-    !isEmpty(qml_import_paths) {
-        FILE_CONTENT += "   \"qml-import-paths\": $$emitString($$join(qml_import_paths, ",")),"
+    contains(QT_MODULES, qml) {
+        FILE_CONTENT += "   \"qml-importscanner-binary\": $$emitString($$[QT_HOST_LIBEXECS]/qmlimportscanner$${tool_extension}),"
+
+        qml_import_paths = $$(QML2_IMPORT_PATH)
+        qml_import_paths = $$split(qml_import_paths, $$DIRLIST_SEPARATOR)
+        qml_import_paths += $$QML_IMPORT_PATH
+        !isEmpty(qml_import_paths) {
+            FILE_CONTENT += "   \"qml-import-paths\": $$emitString($$join(qml_import_paths, ",")),"
+        }
+        unset(qml_import_paths)
+
+
+        isEmpty(QML_ROOT_PATH): \
+            QML_ROOT_PATH = $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_
+        FILE_CONTENT += "   \"qml-root-path\": $$emitString($$QML_ROOT_PATH),"
+    } else {
+        FILE_CONTENT += "   \"qml-skip-import-scanning\": true,"
     }
-    unset(qml_import_paths)
 
     !isEmpty(ANDROID_APPLICATION_ARGUMENTS): \
         FILE_CONTENT += "   \"android-application-arguments\": $$emitString($$ANDROID_APPLICATION_ARGUMENTS),"
 
-    isEmpty(QML_ROOT_PATH): \
-        QML_ROOT_PATH = $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_
-    FILE_CONTENT += "   \"qml-root-path\": $$emitString($$QML_ROOT_PATH),"
     FILE_CONTENT += "   \"stdcpp-path\": $$emitString($$ANDROID_STDCPP_PATH),"
     !isEmpty(RESOURCES)|!isEmpty(QMLCACHE_RESOURCE_FILES) {
         # Make sure that qmake generated qrc files are accounted for
diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake b/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
index dd5c3c9a2e9..46463c8f4f9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ function(qt6_android_generate_deployment_settings target)
 
     if(COMMAND _qt_internal_generate_android_qml_deployment_settings)
         _qt_internal_generate_android_qml_deployment_settings(file_contents ${target})
+    else()
+        string(APPEND file_contents
+            "   \"qml-skip-import-scanning\": true,\n")
     endif()
 
     # Override rcc binary path
diff --git a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
index fa8f7018b25..20b5c4dd376 100644
--- a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ struct Options
 
     // Override qml import scanner path
     QString qmlImportScannerBinaryPath;
+    bool qmlSkipImportScanning = false;
 };
 
 static const QHash<QByteArray, QByteArray> elfArchitectures = {
@@ -1035,6 +1036,12 @@ bool readInputFile(Options *options)
             options->extraLibs = extraLibs.toString().split(u',', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
     }
 
+    {
+        const QJsonValue qmlSkipImportScanning = jsonObject.value("qml-skip-import-scanning"_L1);
+        if (!qmlSkipImportScanning.isUndefined())
+            options->qmlSkipImportScanning = qmlSkipImportScanning.toBool();
+    }
+
     {
         const QJsonValue extraPlugins = jsonObject.value("android-extra-plugins"_L1);
         if (!extraPlugins.isUndefined())
@@ -2302,11 +2309,10 @@ bool readDependencies(Options *options)
         }
     }
 
-    if ((!options->rootPaths.empty() || !options->qrcFiles.isEmpty()) &&
-        !scanImports(options, &usedDependencies))
-        return false;
-
-    return true;
+    if (options->qmlSkipImportScanning
+        || (options->rootPaths.empty() && options->qrcFiles.isEmpty()))
+        return true;
+    return scanImports(options, &usedDependencies);
 }
 
 bool containsApplicationBinary(Options *options)