diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative.java
index b62de8621d6..a5c9f982b16 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative.java
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ public class QtNative
         synchronized (m_mainActivityMutex) {
             m_activity = new WeakReference<>(qtMainActivity);
             try {
-                updateNativeActivity();
+                if (m_stateDetails.isStarted)
+                    updateNativeActivity();
             } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError ignored) {
                 // No-op - this happens in certain e.g. QtQuick for Android cases when we set the
                 // Activity for the first time, before Qt native libraries have been loaded. The