diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index b7e9a9213ed..6643b664f37 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ full_host_os:=$(subst $(host_arch)-$(host_vendor)-,,$(canonical_host))
 host_os:=$(findstring linux,$(full_host_os))
 host_os+=$(findstring darwin,$(full_host_os))
 host_os+=$(findstring mingw32,$(full_host_os))
+
+ifeq (android,$(findstring android,$(full_host_os)))
+host_os:=android
+endif
+
 host_os:=$(strip $(host_os))
 ifeq ($(host_os),)
 host_os=$(full_host_os)
diff --git a/depends/hosts/android.mk b/depends/hosts/android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff1b07d55ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/hosts/android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+android_AR=$(ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_BIN)/$(HOST)-ar
+android_CXX=$(ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_BIN)/$(HOST)$(ANDROID_API_LEVEL)-clang++
+android_CC=$(ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_BIN)/$(HOST)$(ANDROID_API_LEVEL)-clang
diff --git a/depends/packages/openssl.mk b/depends/packages/openssl.mk
index db47113b2f9..6a316a308e0 100644
--- a/depends/packages/openssl.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/openssl.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ $(package)_config_opts_riscv64_linux=linux-generic64
 $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_darwin=darwin64-x86_64-cc
 $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_mingw32=mingw64
 $(package)_config_opts_i686_mingw32=mingw
+$(package)_config_opts_android=linux-generic64
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds