diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 8efea6589..e8f1d800e 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ all_objects := \
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH) $(intermediates) $(base_intermediates)
 
+ifndef LOCAL_NDK_VERSION
+  LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(JNI_H_INCLUDE)
+endif
+
 $(all_objects) : | $(LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES)
 ALL_C_CPP_ETC_OBJECTS += $(all_objects)