diff -u -r ../libvpx-1.6.1/build/make/configure.sh ./build/make/configure.sh
--- ../libvpx-1.6.1/build/make/configure.sh	2017-01-12 20:27:27.000000000 +0000
+++ ./build/make/configure.sh	2017-07-27 01:11:03.641678047 +0000
@@ -891,7 +891,6 @@
           setup_gnu_toolchain
           arch_int=${tgt_isa##armv}
           arch_int=${arch_int%%te}
-          check_add_asflags --defsym ARCHITECTURE=${arch_int}
           tune_cflags="-mtune="
           if [ ${tgt_isa} = "armv7" ] || [ ${tgt_isa} = "armv7s" ]; then
             if [ -z "${float_abi}" ]; then
@@ -1021,7 +1020,6 @@
           else
             echo "Assuming standalone build with NDK toolchain."
             echo "See build/make/Android.mk for details."
-            check_add_ldflags -static
             soft_enable unit_tests
           fi
           ;;
diff -u -r ../libvpx-1.6.1/configure ./configure
--- ../libvpx-1.6.1/configure	2017-01-12 20:27:27.000000000 +0000
+++ ./configure	2017-07-27 01:09:43.590546540 +0000
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
             # Supported platforms
             ;;
         *)
-            if enabled gnu; then
+            if enabled gnu || enabled android; then
                 echo "--enable-shared is only supported on ELF; assuming this is OK"
             else
                 die "--enable-shared only supported on ELF, OS/2, and Darwin for now"