diff --git a/python/servo/build_commands.py b/python/servo/build_commands.py
index 9aae8e31320..63b7ebd19fd 100644
--- a/python/servo/build_commands.py
+++ b/python/servo/build_commands.py
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ class MachCommands(CommandBase):
                 "-I" + cxx_include,
                 "-I" + cxxabi_include])
             env["NDK_ANDROID_VERSION"] = android_platform.replace("android-", "")
+            env['CPPFLAGS'] = ' '.join(["--sysroot", env['ANDROID_SYSROOT']])
+            env["CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI"] = self.config["android"]["lib"]
+            env["CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE"] = path.join(self.android_support_dir(), "toolchain.cmake")
 
         cargo_binary = "cargo" + BIN_SUFFIX
 
diff --git a/support/android/toolchain.cmake b/support/android/toolchain.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e961756d930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/android/toolchain.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Android)
+set(CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK $ENV{ANDROID_NDK})
+set(CMAKE_ANDROID_API $ENV{NDK_ANDROID_VERSION})
+set(CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI $ENV{CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI})