diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index bf2b9ee73..2f7112820 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ check: js-test
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	rm -f js-test *.o *.a *.so *.dylib *.dll *.dummy
+	rm -f js-test *.o *.a *.so *.dylib *.rlib *.dll *.dummy
diff --git a/glue.rs b/glue.rs
index 127e87a1c..f8d9119ae 100644
--- a/glue.rs
+++ b/glue.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,15 @@ pub struct ProxyTraps {
     trace: Option<extern "C" fn(*mut JSTracer, *JSObject)>
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
 #[link(name = "jsglue")]
+extern { }
+
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+#[link_args = "-ljsglue -lstdc++ -lgcc"]
+extern { }
+
 extern {
 
 // FIXME: Couldn't run on rust_stack until rust issue #6470 fixed.
diff --git a/js.rc b/js.rc
index 9e71b117f..94403b900 100644
--- a/js.rc
+++ b/js.rc
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 
 #[crate_id = "github.com/mozilla-servo/rust-mozjs#js:0.1"];
 #[crate_type = "lib"];
+#[crate_type = "dylib"];
+#[crate_type = "rlib"];
 
-#[feature(globs, managed_boxes)];
+#[feature(globs, link_args, managed_boxes)];
 
 #[allow(non_uppercase_statics, non_camel_case_types)];
 
diff --git a/linkhack.rs b/linkhack.rs
index 18934988b..17e7c3692 100644
--- a/linkhack.rs
+++ b/linkhack.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ extern { }
 #[link(name = "z")]
 extern { }
 
-//Avoid hard linking with stdc++ in android ndk cross toolchain
+// Avoid hard linking with stdc++ in android ndk cross toolchain so that
+// the ELF header will have an entry for libstdc++ and we will know to
+// open it explicitly.
 //It is hard to find location of android system libs in this rust source file
 //and also we need to size down for mobile app packaging
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
-#[link(name = "js_static")]
-#[link(name = "stdc++")]
+#[link(name = "mozjs")]
+#[link_args="-lstdc++"]
 #[link(name = "z")]
 extern { }