diff --git a/makefile.cargo b/makefile.cargo
index 769ebcd5f..ed3d569f0 100644
--- a/makefile.cargo
+++ b/makefile.cargo
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+ifeq (androideabi,$(findstring androideabi,$(TARGET)))
+
+CXX := $(TARGET)-g++
+AR := $(TARGET)-ar
+
+else
+
 CXX ?= g++
 AR ?= ar
+
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -fPIC
 
 ifeq ($(shell $(CXX) -v 2>&1 | grep -c 'clang version\|Apple.*clang'),1)