diff --git a/.travis/check-android-build b/.travis/check-android-build
index 85f0ab6fc..4e6706eca 100755
--- a/.travis/check-android-build
+++ b/.travis/check-android-build
@@ -99,9 +99,11 @@ main() {
     make showcommands ot-core
     make showcommands ot-cli
     make showcommands ot-ncp
+    make showcommands spi-hdlc-adapter
 
     test -x out/target/product/generic/system/bin/ot-cli
     test -x out/target/product/generic/system/bin/ot-ncp
+    test -x out/target/product/generic/system/bin/spi-hdlc-adapter
 }
 
 main "$@"
diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index f8ab8ae08..096a36749 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ OPENTHREAD_COMMON_FLAGS                                          := \
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
+LOCAL_MODULE := spi-hdlc-adapter
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tools/spi-hdlc-adapter/spi-hdlc-adapter.c
+
+include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
+
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
 LOCAL_MODULE := ot-core
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng