diff --git a/ports/libsimpleservo/build.rs b/ports/libsimpleservo/build.rs
index 8f7df1926d1..0ba96d6b7a8 100644
--- a/ports/libsimpleservo/build.rs
+++ b/ports/libsimpleservo/build.rs
@@ -24,36 +24,14 @@ fn android_main() {
         env::var_os("ANDROID_NDK").expect("Please set the ANDROID_NDK environment variable");
     let ndk_path = Path::new(&ndk_path);
 
-    let target = env::var("TARGET").unwrap();
-    let arch = if target.contains("arm") {
-        "arch-arm"
-    } else if target.contains("aarch64") {
-        "arch-arm64"
-    } else if target.contains("x86") || target.contains("i686") {
-        "arch-x86"
-    } else if target.contains("mips") {
-        "arch-mips"
-    } else {
-        panic!("Invalid target architecture {}", target);
-    };
-
-    let platform = if target.contains("aarch64") {
-        "android-21"
-    } else {
-        "android-18"
-    };
-
     // compiling android_native_app_glue.c
     let c_file = ndk_path
         .join("sources")
         .join("android")
         .join("native_app_glue")
         .join("android_native_app_glue.c");
-    let sysroot = ndk_path.join("platforms").join(platform).join(arch);
     cc::Build::new()
         .file(c_file)
-        .flag("--sysroot")
-        .flag(sysroot.to_str().unwrap())
         .warnings(false)
         .compile("android_native_app_glue");