diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index d11dde674..30369f494 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := ot-cli
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng
 
+ifneq ($(ANDROID_NDK),1)
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils
+endif
+
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES                                         := \
     $(OPENTHREAD_PROJECT_INCLUDES)                          \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/include                                   \
@@ -509,6 +513,10 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := ot-ncp
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng
 
+ifneq ($(ANDROID_NDK),1)
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils
+endif
+
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES                                         := \
     $(OPENTHREAD_PROJECT_INCLUDES)                          \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/include                                   \