diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeploystep.cpp
index 42ddbf125da50ceaf3a6791397f10bafec01e24a..29b77b06ed1bf70b1ddb9e3159f8356ef88bd1c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeploystep.cpp
@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ unsigned int AndroidDeployStep::remoteModificationTime(const QString &fullDestin
     QStringList arguments = AndroidDeviceInfo::adbSelector(m_deviceSerialNumber);
     arguments << QLatin1String("ls") << destination;
     process.start(AndroidConfigurations::instance().adbToolPath().toString(), arguments);
-    process.waitForFinished(5000);
-    if (process.error() != QProcess::UnknownError
+    if (!process.waitForFinished(5000)
             || process.exitCode() != 0)
         return -1;
     QByteArray output = process.readAll();