diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 5470831..1ba4235 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def buildAutomatic = hasProperty('buildAutomatic') ? buildAutomatic : "true"
 def threadsToUse = 1
 
 def pEpEngineDB = new File(new File(pEpEngineSrc), 'db')
+def archsToCompile = "arm arm64 x86 x86_64"
 
 buildscript {
     repositories {
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ android {
     // call external build (GnuPG, GPGME, etc)
     task buildExternal(type:Exec, dependsOn: 'genSources') {
         workingDir 'external'
-        commandLine 'make', "-j${threadsToUse}", 'build'
+        commandLine 'make', "-j${threadsToUse}", 'build', "archs=${archsToCompile}"
     }
 
     task externalAssets(type:Exec) {