diff --git a/android/external/Makefile.conf b/android/external/Makefile.conf
index 782ffb1..514e8ee 100644
--- a/android/external/Makefile.conf
+++ b/android/external/Makefile.conf
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ OPENSSL_VERSION=1.1.1h
 GMP_VERSION=6.2.1
 NETTLE_VERSION=3.7.3
 BOOST_VERSION=1.74.0
+LIB_ARCHIVE_VERSION=3.6.1
 
 ### Git deps repos
 EXTERNAL_GIT_REPOS += libetpan|https://gitea.pep.foundation/pEp.foundation/libetpan.git?507ab94fc9609432ef2d4c62770139482f1b5084
diff --git a/android/external/downloads/Makefile b/android/external/downloads/Makefile
index a3b1a00..4e621ed 100644
--- a/android/external/downloads/Makefile
+++ b/android/external/downloads/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ include ../Makefile.conf
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Build parameters
 
-all: download-iconv download-uuid download-sequoia-deps download-etpan download-sequoia download-boost download-cryptopp
+all: download-iconv download-uuid download-sequoia-deps download-etpan download-sequoia download-boost \
+	download-cryptopp download-archive
 
 download-iconv: libiconv-1.15.tar.gz
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ download-boost: boost-for-android.tar.gz
 
 download-cryptopp: cryptopp.tar.gz
 
+download-archive: libarchive-$(LIB_ARCHIVE_VERSION).tar.gz
 # Download source and patch it
 libiconv-1.15.tar.gz:
 	wget https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/libiconv/libiconv-1.15.tar.gz
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ nettle-$(NETTLE_VERSION).tar.gz:
 	wget -nc https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nettle/nettle-$(NETTLE_VERSION).tar.gz
 	md5sum -c nettle-$(NETTLE_VERSION).tar.gz.md5
 
+libarchive-$(LIB_ARCHIVE_VERSION).tar.gz:
+	wget -nc https://libarchive.org/downloads/libarchive-$(LIB_ARCHIVE_VERSION).tar.gz
+	md5sum -c libarchive-$(LIB_ARCHIVE_VERSION).tar.gz.md5
+
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Clone update and archive external projects GIT repos