diff --git a/runtime/Android.mk b/runtime/Android.mk
index dde5407..c0e7f47 100644
--- a/runtime/Android.mk
+++ b/runtime/Android.mk
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
   else # host
     LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libziparchive-host
     # For ashmem_create_region.
-    LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libcutils
+    LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libcutils
   endif
   LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := art/build/Android.common_build.mk
   LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES += $$(LOCAL_PATH)/Android.mk
diff --git a/test/Android.libnativebridgetest.mk b/test/Android.libnativebridgetest.mk
index 452278a..5a5f725 100644
--- a/test/Android.libnativebridgetest.mk
+++ b/test/Android.libnativebridgetest.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   else # host
     LOCAL_CLANG := $(ART_HOST_CLANG)
     LOCAL_CFLAGS := $(ART_HOST_CFLAGS) $(ART_HOST_DEBUG_CFLAGS)
-    LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libcutils
+    LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils
     LOCAL_LDLIBS := $(ART_HOST_LDLIBS) -ldl -lpthread
     ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
       LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lrt