diff --git a/src/layouts/qquicklayoutstyleinfo.cpp b/src/layouts/qquicklayoutstyleinfo.cpp
index 1b9f2f577753090675a31124156c5c2b0fb7e646..144b14f008925752790ff7ef81b57782e16d7d1e 100644
--- a/src/layouts/qquicklayoutstyleinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/layouts/qquicklayoutstyleinfo.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,18 @@ QQuickLayoutStyleInfo::QQuickLayoutStyleInfo()
 
 qreal QQuickLayoutStyleInfo::spacing(Qt::Orientation /*orientation*/) const
 {
+#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS) || defined(Q_OS_BLACKBERRY) || defined(Q_OS_QNX) || defined(Q_OS_WINRT)
+    // On Android and iOS the default spacing between each UI element is 8dp
+    qreal spacing = 8.0;
+#else
     qreal spacing = 5.0;
-#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
-    // On mac the DPI is always 72 so we should not scale it
+#endif
+
+#ifndef Q_OS_OSX
+    // On OS X the DPI is always 72 so we should not scale it
     spacing = qRound(spacing * (qreal(qt_defaultDpiX()) / 96.0));
 #endif
+
     return spacing;
 }