diff --git a/android/src/org/qgroundcontrol/qgchelper/UsbDeviceJNI.java b/android/src/org/qgroundcontrol/qgchelper/UsbDeviceJNI.java
index f9bad7086d1b6fc065ebb9751d7d3651d6ab6846..b317c408c1081606512abcb7da7e84febfe3456f 100644
--- a/android/src/org/qgroundcontrol/qgchelper/UsbDeviceJNI.java
+++ b/android/src/org/qgroundcontrol/qgchelper/UsbDeviceJNI.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public class UsbDeviceJNI extends QtActivity
                 }
             };
 
-
     //  NATIVE C++ FUNCTION THAT WILL BE CALLED IF THE DEVICE IS UNPLUGGED
     private static native void nativeDeviceHasDisconnected(int userDataA);
     private static native void nativeDeviceException(int userDataA, String messageA);
diff --git a/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport.cpp b/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport.cpp
index 54cbee2e28e7a06c9db986e970a0215ae6886cf5..c306e7f5d4df1bcd078291c953e45a142e652000 100644
--- a/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport.cpp
+++ b/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport.cpp
@@ -1370,6 +1370,12 @@ void QSerialPort::setError(QSerialPort::SerialPortError serialPortError, const Q
     emit error(serialPortError);
 }
 
+void QSerialPort::setNativeMethods(void)
+{
+    QSerialPortPrivate::setNativeMethods();
+}
+
+
 #include "moc_qserialport.cpp"
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport.h b/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport.h
index e1b6aea92d2ced14cf3a7f5dda84b05ee4d33a6f..0fae3545ad8a70fa17292d16718e07512a951d77 100644
--- a/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport.h
+++ b/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport.h
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ public:
 
     Handle handle() const;
 
+    static void setNativeMethods(void);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void baudRateChanged(qint32 baudRate, QSerialPort::Directions directions);
     void dataBitsChanged(QSerialPort::DataBits dataBits);
diff --git a/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport_android.cpp b/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport_android.cpp
index 4c15cd2ea97f092d6f5eafda80aec03fc45e7447..675805a459572798b2cd078cc728e82d17918a57 100644
--- a/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport_android.cpp
+++ b/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport_android.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ QSerialPortPrivate::QSerialPortPrivate(QSerialPort *q)
     , isCustomBaudRateSupported(false)
     , emittedBytesWritten(false)
     , pendingBytesWritten(0)
-    , hasRegisteredFunctions(false)
     , jniDataBits(8)
     , jniStopBits(1)
     , jniParity(0)
@@ -115,6 +114,43 @@ QSerialPortPrivate::QSerialPortPrivate(QSerialPort *q)
 {
 }
 
+void QSerialPortPrivate::setNativeMethods(void)
+{
+    __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, kJTag, "Registering Native Functions");
+
+    //  REGISTER THE C++ FUNCTION WITH JNI
+    JNINativeMethod javaMethods[] {
+        {"nativeDeviceHasDisconnected", "(I)V",                   reinterpret_cast<void *>(jniDeviceHasDisconnected)},
+        {"nativeDeviceNewData",         "(I[B)V",                 reinterpret_cast<void *>(jniDeviceNewData)},
+        {"nativeDeviceException",       "(ILjava/lang/String;)V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(jniDeviceException)}
+    };
+
+    QAndroidJniEnvironment jniEnv;
+    if (jniEnv->ExceptionCheck()) {
+        jniEnv->ExceptionDescribe();
+        jniEnv->ExceptionClear();
+    }
+
+    jclass objectClass = jniEnv->FindClass(kJniClassName);
+    if(!objectClass) {
+        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, kJTag, "Couldn't find class: %s", kJniClassName);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    jint val = jniEnv->RegisterNatives(objectClass, javaMethods, sizeof(javaMethods) / sizeof(javaMethods[0]));
+
+    __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, kJTag, "Native Functions Registered");
+
+    if (jniEnv->ExceptionCheck()) {
+        jniEnv->ExceptionDescribe();
+        jniEnv->ExceptionClear();
+    }
+
+    if (val < 0) {
+        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, kJTag, "Error registering methods");
+    }
+}
+
 bool QSerialPortPrivate::open(QIODevice::OpenMode mode)
 {
     rwMode = mode;
@@ -140,45 +176,6 @@ bool QSerialPortPrivate::open(QIODevice::OpenMode mode)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!hasRegisteredFunctions)
-    {
-        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, kJTag, "Registering Native Functions");
-        //  REGISTER THE C++ FUNCTION WITH JNI
-        JNINativeMethod javaMethods[] {
-            {"nativeDeviceHasDisconnected", "(I)V",                   reinterpret_cast<void *>(jniDeviceHasDisconnected)},
-            {"nativeDeviceNewData",         "(I[B)V",                 reinterpret_cast<void *>(jniDeviceNewData)},
-            {"nativeDeviceException",       "(ILjava/lang/String;)V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(jniDeviceException)}
-        };
-
-        QAndroidJniEnvironment jniEnv;
-        if (jniEnv->ExceptionCheck()) {
-            jniEnv->ExceptionDescribe();
-            jniEnv->ExceptionClear();
-        }
-
-        QAndroidJniObject javaClass(kJniClassName);
-        if(!javaClass.isValid()) {
-            __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, kJTag, "Java class %s not valid", kJniClassName);
-            return false;
-        }
-        jclass objectClass = jniEnv->GetObjectClass(javaClass.object<jobject>());
-        jint val = jniEnv->RegisterNatives(objectClass, javaMethods, sizeof(javaMethods) / sizeof(javaMethods[0]));
-        jniEnv->DeleteLocalRef(objectClass);
-        hasRegisteredFunctions = true;
-        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, kJTag, "Native Functions Registered");
-
-        if (jniEnv->ExceptionCheck()) {
-            jniEnv->ExceptionDescribe();
-            jniEnv->ExceptionClear();
-        }
-
-        if(val < 0) {
-            __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, kJTag, "Error registering methods");
-            q_ptr->setError(QSerialPort::OpenError);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, kJTag, "Calling Java getDeviceHandle");
     cleanJavaException();
     descriptor = QAndroidJniObject::callStaticMethod<jint>(
diff --git a/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport_android_p.h b/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport_android_p.h
index f105c1fd74f0441ede8327a2b9bd297aa5bef232..c10c41cc4a29cd61b0d9b6213a9abca9821fd695 100644
--- a/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport_android_p.h
+++ b/libs/qtandroidserialport/src/qserialport_android_p.h
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ public:
 
     qint64 pendingBytesWritten;
 
+    static void setNativeMethods(void);
+
 private:
     QIODevice::OpenMode rwMode;
     int deviceId;
-    bool hasRegisteredFunctions;
     int jniDataBits;
     int jniStopBits;
     int jniParity;
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 1b48c55ca2565b1860afe24dcbe1f5832b4b7923..3fa649377c45f4b9af6819a415f0721a99c1da1f 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,25 @@ int WindowsCrtReportHook(int reportType, char* message, int* returnValue)
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __android__
+#include <jni.h>
+#include "qserialport.h"
+
+jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* reserved)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(reserved);
+
+    JNIEnv* env;
+    if (vm->GetEnv(reinterpret_cast<void**>(&env), JNI_VERSION_1_6) != JNI_OK) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    QSerialPort::setNativeMethods();
+
+    return JNI_VERSION_1_6;
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Starts the application
  *