diff --git a/platform/android/detect.py b/platform/android/detect.py
index a40c1b8ce2d..7b88abac4c7 100644
--- a/platform/android/detect.py
+++ b/platform/android/detect.py
@@ -255,8 +255,9 @@ def configure(env):
         if env['android_stl'] == 'yes':
             if LooseVersion(ndk_version) >= LooseVersion("17.1.4828580"):
                 env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-Wl,--exclude-libs,libgcc.a','-Wl,--exclude-libs,libatomic.a','-nostdlib++'])
+            else:
+                env.Append(LINKFLAGS=[env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] +"/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/libs/"+arch_subpath+"/libandroid_support.a"])
             env.Append(LIBPATH=[env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + "/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/libs/"+arch_subpath+"/"])
-            env.Append(LINKFLAGS=[env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] +"/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/libs/"+arch_subpath+"/libandroid_support.a"])
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=[env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] +"/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/libs/"+arch_subpath+"/libc++_shared.so"])
     else:
         if mt_link: