diff --git a/common/Android.mk b/common/Android.mk
index 880e414..9406834 100644
--- a/common/Android.mk
+++ b/common/Android.mk
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@
 
 local_cflags += -O3 -fvisibility=hidden
 
-local_ldlibs := -ldl -lm -lpthread
-
 #
 # Build for the target (device).
 #
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@
     LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(c_includes) $(optional_android_logging_includes)
     LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(local_cflags)
     LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += $(optional_android_logging_libraries)
-    LOCAL_LDLIBS += $(local_ldlibs)
+    LOCAL_LDLIBS += -ldl -lm -lpthread
     LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
     LOCAL_MODULE := libicuuc-host
     LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/Android.mk
diff --git a/i18n/Android.mk b/i18n/Android.mk
index b5e6646..61660d9 100644
--- a/i18n/Android.mk
+++ b/i18n/Android.mk
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@
 local_cflags += -DU_I18N_IMPLEMENTATION
 local_cflags += -O3 -fvisibility=hidden
 
-local_ldlibs := -lpthread -lm
-
 
 #
 # Build for the target (device).
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@
     LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(c_includes) $(optional_android_logging_includes)
     LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(local_cflags)
     LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libicuuc-host $(optional_android_logging_libraries)
-    LOCAL_LDLIBS += $(local_ldlibs)
+    LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lm -lpthread
     LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
     LOCAL_MODULE := libicui18n-host
     LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/Android.mk