diff --git a/cmake/QtToolchainHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtToolchainHelpers.cmake
index a067ef7c0c4..2593aa74296 100644
--- a/cmake/QtToolchainHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtToolchainHelpers.cmake
@@ -134,6 +134,21 @@ function(qt_internal_create_toolchain_file)
         list(APPEND init_platform
              "    set(ANDROID_SDK_ROOT \"${__qt_android_sdk_root}\" CACHE STRING \"\")")
         list(APPEND init_platform "endif()")
+
+        list(APPEND init_platform "if(NOT \"$\{ANDROID_NDK_ROOT\}\" STREQUAL \"\")")
+        list(APPEND init_platform
+            "    set(__qt_toolchain_file_candidate \"$\{ANDROID_NDK_ROOT\}/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake\")")
+        list(APPEND init_platform "    if(EXISTS \"$\{__qt_toolchain_file_candidate\}\")")
+        list(APPEND init_platform
+            "        message(STATUS \"Android toolchain file within NDK detected: $\{__qt_toolchain_file_candidate\}\")")
+        list(APPEND init_platform "        set(__qt_chainload_toolchain_file \"$\{__qt_toolchain_file_candidate\}\")")
+        list(APPEND init_platform "    else()")
+        list(APPEND init_platform
+            "        message(FATAL_ERROR \"Cannot find the toolchain file '$\{__qt_toolchain_file_candidate\}'. \"")
+        list(APPEND init_platform
+            "            \"Please specify the toolchain file with -DQT_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<file>.\")")
+        list(APPEND init_platform "    endif()")
+        list(APPEND init_platform "endif()")
     endif()
 
     string(REPLACE ";" "\n" init_vcpkg "${init_vcpkg}")
diff --git a/cmake/qt.toolchain.cmake.in b/cmake/qt.toolchain.cmake.in
index f1a7a5abaa3..e97e46879d8 100644
--- a/cmake/qt.toolchain.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/qt.toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-@init_platform@
-
 @init_qt_host_path@
 @init_qt_host_path_cmake_dir@
 @init_original_toolchain_file@
 @init_vcpkg@
+
+@init_platform@
+
 if(NOT "${QT_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}" STREQUAL "")
     set(__qt_chainload_toolchain_file "${QT_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}")
 endif()