diff --git a/recipes/android/cores-android-cross.conf b/recipes/android/cores-android-cross.conf
index 7d1945bc..1d1bb49e 100644
--- a/recipes/android/cores-android-cross.conf
+++ b/recipes/android/cores-android-cross.conf
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ PATH /home/buildbot/tools/android/android-ndk-r13b:/home/buildbot/tools/android/
 PLATFORM android
 platform android
 MAKE make
+NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION 4.9
 LIBSUFFIX _android
 CORE_JOB YES