diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformtheme.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformtheme.cpp
index f9f2e4a944..8cece443b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformtheme.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformtheme.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ QAndroidPlatformTheme::QAndroidPlatformTheme(QAndroidPlatformNativeInterface *an
     m_androidStyleData = loadAndroidStyle(&m_defaultPalette);
     QGuiApplication::setPalette(m_defaultPalette);
     androidPlatformNativeInterface->m_androidStyle = m_androidStyleData;
+
+    // default in case the style has not set a font
+    m_systemFont = QFont(QLatin1String("Roboto"), 14.0 * 100 / 72); // keep default size the same after changing from 100 dpi to 72 dpi
 }
 
 QPlatformMenuBar *QAndroidPlatformTheme::createPlatformMenuBar() const
@@ -429,10 +432,8 @@ const QFont *QAndroidPlatformTheme::font(Font type) const
             return &(it.value());
     }
 
-    // default in case the style has not set a font
-    static QFont systemFont("Roboto", 14.0 * 100 / 72); // keep default size the same after changing from 100 dpi to 72 dpi
     if (type == QPlatformTheme::SystemFont)
-        return &systemFont;
+        return &m_systemFont;
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformtheme.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformtheme.h
index 334e86ad7a..e842e672d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformtheme.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformtheme.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define QANDROIDPLATFORMTHEME_H
 
 #include <qpa/qplatformtheme.h>
+#include <QtGui/qfont.h>
 #include <QtGui/qpalette.h>
 
 #include <QJsonObject>
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ public:
 private:
     std::shared_ptr<AndroidStyle> m_androidStyleData;
     QPalette m_defaultPalette;
+    QFont m_systemFont;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE