diff --git a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
index 3db00ad01f3..f9ba885a335 100644
--- a/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/androiddeployqt/main.cpp
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ 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());
         }
     }