diff --git a/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake b/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
index 280b679404..252332676b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/Qt6AndroidMacros.cmake
@@ -887,14 +887,17 @@ endfunction()
 # It doesn't overwrite public properties, but instead writes formatted values to internal
 # properties.
 function(_qt_internal_android_format_deployment_paths target)
-    __qt_internal_setup_policy(QTP0002 "6.6.0"
-        "Target properties that specify android-specific paths may contain generator\
-        expressions but they must evaluate to valid JSON strings.\
-        Check https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qt-cmake-policy-qtp0002.html for policy details."
-    )
-    qt6_policy(GET QTP0002 android_deployment_paths_policy)
-    if(QT_BUILD_STANDALONE_TESTS OR QT_BUILDING_QT OR
-        android_deployment_paths_policy STREQUAL "NEW")
+    if(QT_BUILD_STANDALONE_TESTS OR QT_BUILDING_QT)
+        set(android_deployment_paths_policy NEW)
+    else()
+        __qt_internal_setup_policy(QTP0002 "6.6.0"
+            "Target properties that specify android-specific paths may contain generator\
+            expressions but they must evaluate to valid JSON strings.\
+            Check https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qt-cmake-policy-qtp0002.html for policy details."
+        )
+        qt6_policy(GET QTP0002 android_deployment_paths_policy)
+    endif()
+    if(android_deployment_paths_policy STREQUAL "NEW")
         # When building standalone tests or Qt itself we obligate developers to not use
         # windows paths when setting QT_* properties below, so their values are used as is when
         # generating deployment settings.