diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
index 95aeee87329..0be3d43e3d2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
-#  include <private/qjnihelpers_p.h>
+#include <private/qjnihelpers_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/qjnienvironment.h>
 #endif
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ bool QLibraryPrivate::load_sys()
             if (hnd) {
                 using JniOnLoadPtr = jint (*)(JavaVM *vm, void *reserved);
                 JniOnLoadPtr jniOnLoad = reinterpret_cast<JniOnLoadPtr>(dlsym(hnd, "JNI_OnLoad"));
-                if (jniOnLoad && jniOnLoad(QtAndroidPrivate::javaVM(), nullptr) == JNI_ERR) {
+                if (jniOnLoad && jniOnLoad(QJniEnvironment::javaVM(), nullptr) == JNI_ERR) {
                     dlclose(hnd);
                     hnd = nullptr;
                 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
index bdd7f492ac2..df0dcc39a14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ static jboolean startQtApplication(JNIEnv */*env*/, jclass /*clazz*/)
         args.version = JNI_VERSION_1_6;
         args.name = "QtMainThread";
         args.group = NULL;
-        JavaVM *vm = QtAndroidPrivate::javaVM();
-        if (vm != 0)
+        JavaVM *vm = QJniEnvironment::javaVM();
+        if (vm)
             vm->AttachCurrentThread(&env, &args);
     }