diff --git a/platform/android/detect.py b/platform/android/detect.py
index 4c5c70717b0..283791f3363 100644
--- a/platform/android/detect.py
+++ b/platform/android/detect.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ def get_opts():
         ('ndk_platform', 'Target platform (android-<api>, e.g. "android-18")', "android-18"),
         EnumVariable('android_arch', 'Target architecture', "armv7", ('armv7', 'arm64v8', 'x86', 'x86_64')),
         BoolVariable('android_neon', 'Enable NEON support (armv7 only)', True),
-        BoolVariable('android_stl', 'Enable Android STL support (for modules)', True)
     ]
 
 
@@ -207,11 +206,13 @@ def configure(env):
 
     ## Compile flags
 
+    env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-isystem", env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + "/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/include"])
+    env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-isystem", env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + "/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++abi/include"])
+    env.Append(CXXFLAGS=["-std=gnu++14"])
+
     # Disable exceptions and rtti on non-tools (template) builds
-    if env['tools'] or env['android_stl']:
-        env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-isystem", env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + "/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/include"])
-        env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-isystem", env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + "/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++abi/include"])
-        env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-frtti', "-std=gnu++14"])
+    if env['tools']:
+        env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-frtti'])
     else:
         env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-fno-rtti', '-fno-exceptions'])
         # Don't use dynamic_cast, necessary with no-rtti.