diff --git a/build/android/jni/Application.mk b/build/android/jni/Application.mk
index 0d5e5100e..f6e2f6b22 100644
--- a/build/android/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/build/android/jni/Application.mk
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ APP_ABI := ${TARGET_ABI}
 APP_STL := c++_static
 APP_MODULES := minetest
 
-APP_CPPFLAGS += -fexceptions
+APP_CPPFLAGS += -fexceptions -frtti