diff --git a/xbuild/src/command/doctor.rs b/xbuild/src/command/doctor.rs
index f9421546..3451aa87 100644
--- a/xbuild/src/command/doctor.rs
+++ b/xbuild/src/command/doctor.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+use crate::devices::adb::Adb;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Doctor {
     groups: Vec<Group>,
 }
@@ -35,7 +37,11 @@ impl Default for Doctor {
                 Group {
                     name: "android",
                     checks: vec![
-                        Check::new("adb", Some(VersionCheck::new("--version", 0, 4))),
+                        Check::with_path(
+                            "adb",
+                            Adb::which(),
+                            Some(VersionCheck::new("--version", 0, 4)),
+                        ),
                         Check::new("javac", Some(VersionCheck::new("--version", 0, 1))),
                         Check::new("java", Some(VersionCheck::new("--version", 0, 1))),
                         Check::new("kotlin", Some(VersionCheck::new("-version", 0, 2))),
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Doctor {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 struct Group {
     name: &'static str,
     checks: Vec<Check>,
@@ -105,15 +111,32 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Group {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 struct Check {
     name: &'static str,
+    location: Option<Result<PathBuf>>,
     version: Option<VersionCheck>,
 }
 
 impl Check {
     pub const fn new(name: &'static str, version: Option<VersionCheck>) -> Self {
-        Self { name, version }
+        Self {
+            name,
+            location: None,
+            version,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub const fn with_path(
+        name: &'static str,
+        path: Result<PathBuf>,
+        version: Option<VersionCheck>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name,
+            location: Some(path),
+            version,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -131,17 +154,22 @@ impl VersionCheck {
 }
 
 impl Check {
-    fn name(self) -> &'static str {
+    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
         self.name
     }
 
-    fn path(self) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-        Ok(which::which(self.name)?)
+    fn path(&self) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+        Ok(match &self.location {
+            Some(Ok(path)) => path.clone(),
+            // Cannot clone the error:
+            Some(Err(e)) => bail!("{:?}", e),
+            None => which::which(self.name)?,
+        })
     }
 
-    fn version(self) -> Result<Option<String>> {
+    fn version(&self) -> Result<Option<String>> {
         if let Some(version) = self.version {
-            let output = Command::new(self.name)
+            let output = Command::new(self.path()?)
                 .args(version.arg.split(' '))
                 .output()?;
             anyhow::ensure!(output.status.success(), "failed to run {}", self.name);
diff --git a/xbuild/src/devices/adb.rs b/xbuild/src/devices/adb.rs
index 409a1e5e..83274a62 100644
--- a/xbuild/src/devices/adb.rs
+++ b/xbuild/src/devices/adb.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,44 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 pub(crate) struct Adb(PathBuf);
 
 impl Adb {
-    pub fn which() -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self(which::which(exe!("adb"))?))
+    pub fn which() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+        const ADB: &str = exe!("adb");
+
+        match which::which(ADB) {
+            Err(which::Error::CannotFindBinaryPath) => {
+                let sdk_path = {
+                    let sdk_path = std::env::var("ANDROID_SDK_ROOT").ok();
+                    if sdk_path.is_some() {
+                        eprintln!(
+                            "Warning: Environment variable ANDROID_SDK_ROOT is deprecated \
+                    (https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/variables#envar). \
+                    It will be used until it is unset and replaced by ANDROID_HOME."
+                        );
+                    }
+
+                    PathBuf::from(
+                        sdk_path
+                            .or_else(|| std::env::var("ANDROID_HOME").ok())
+                            .context(
+                            "Cannot find `adb` on in PATH nor is ANDROID_HOME/ANDROID_SDK_ROOT set",
+                        )?,
+                    )
+                };
+
+                let adb_path = sdk_path.join("platform-tools").join(ADB);
+                anyhow::ensure!(
+                    adb_path.exists(),
+                    "Expected `adb` at `{}`",
+                    adb_path.display()
+                );
+                Ok(adb_path)
+            }
+            r => r.context("Could not find `adb` in PATH"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self(Self::which()?))
     }
 
     fn adb(&self, device: &str) -> Command {
diff --git a/xbuild/src/devices/mod.rs b/xbuild/src/devices/mod.rs
index 4c25b610..7b8f91e3 100644
--- a/xbuild/src/devices/mod.rs
+++ b/xbuild/src/devices/mod.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use crate::{Arch, BuildEnv, Platform};
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-mod adb;
-mod host;
-mod imd;
+pub(crate) mod adb;
+pub(crate) mod host;
+pub(crate) mod imd;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 enum Backend {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for Device {
         }
         if let Some((backend, id)) = device.split_once(':') {
             let backend = match backend {
-                "adb" => Backend::Adb(Adb::which()?),
+                "adb" => Backend::Adb(Adb::new()?),
                 "imd" => Backend::Imd(IMobileDevice::which()?),
                 _ => anyhow::bail!("unsupported backend {}", backend),
             };
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Device {
 impl Device {
     pub fn list() -> Result<Vec<Self>> {
         let mut devices = vec![Self::host()];
-        if let Ok(adb) = Adb::which() {
+        if let Ok(adb) = Adb::new() {
             adb.devices(&mut devices)?;
         }
         if let Ok(imd) = IMobileDevice::which() {