diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 32fdf33..beacc22 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -203,11 +203,15 @@ function(test_cxx CXX_RUNTIME_NAME IS_STDLIB)
 	find_library(CXX_RUNTIME_LIB NAMES ${CXX_RUNTIME_NAME})
 	if (CXX_RUNTIME_LIB)
 		message(STATUS "Testing ${CXX_RUNTIME_LIB} as the C++ runtime library")
+		if (ANDROID)
+			# pass on Android toolchain flags
+			set(CXX_RUNTIME_FLAGS "-DANDROID_NDK=${ANDROID_NDK}" "-DANDROID_ABI=${ANDROID_ABI}" "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=${ANDROID_ARM_MODE}" "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=${ANDROID_ARM_NEON}" "-DANDROID_LD=${ANDROID_LD}" "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=${ANDROID_PLATFORM}" "-DANDROID_STL=${ANDROID_STL}")
+		endif()
 		try_compile(USERUNTIME 
 			"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMake"
 			"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMake"
 			test_cxx_runtime
-			CMAKE_FLAGS "-DCXX_RUNTIME=${CXX_RUNTIME_LIB}")
+			CMAKE_FLAGS "-DCXX_RUNTIME=${CXX_RUNTIME_LIB}" ${CXX_RUNTIME_FLAGS})
 		if (USERUNTIME)
 			set(CXX_RUNTIME ${CXX_RUNTIME_LIB} PARENT_SCOPE)
 		endif()