diff --git a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
index 7e4b0446bd..ddfeaa81c5 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@
     when: is_fedora is defined
     command: tar -xvf /var/android/android-sdk-with-platform-17.tar.gz --owner=jenkins_slave --group=jenkins_slave -C /var/android/
 
+  - name: make /var/android belong to jenkins_slave
+    when: is_fedora is defined
+    action: file path=/var/android state=directory recurse=true owner=jenkins_slave group=jenkins_slave
+
   - name: delete sdk archive
     when: is_fedora is defined
     action: file state=absent path=/var/android/android-sdk-with-platform-17.tar.gz