diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index edd15f9..720c834 100755
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-include ./external/svox/pico/Android.mk
+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+include $(LOCAL_PATH)/pico/Android.mk
diff --git a/pico/Android.mk b/pico/Android.mk
index 444cbdf..61b38a1 100755
--- a/pico/Android.mk
+++ b/pico/Android.mk
@@ -1,133 +1,22 @@
 # SVOX Pico TTS Engine
 # This makefile builds both an activity and a shared library.
 
-TOP_LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
-
-# Build Pico activity
-
-LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, src) \
+LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := PicoTts
+	
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
+    $(call all-java-files-under, src) \
     $(call all-java-files-under, compat)
 
-LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := PicoTts
 LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := libttscompat libttspico
-
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAG_FILES := proguard.flags
 
 include $(BUILD_PACKAGE)
 
-# Build static library containing all PICO code
-# excluding the compatibility code. This is identical
-# to the rule below / except that it builds a shared
-# library.
-LOCAL_PATH:= $(TOP_LOCAL_PATH)/tts
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+include $(LOCAL_PATH)/compat/jni/Android.mk \
+    $(LOCAL_PATH)/lib/Android.mk \
+    $(LOCAL_PATH)/tts/Android.mk
 
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= com_svox_picottsengine.cpp svox_ssml_parser.cpp
-
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
-	external/svox/pico/lib \
-	external/svox/pico/compat/include
-
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES:= libsvoxpico
-
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES:= libcutils libexpat libutils
-
-LOCAL_MODULE:= libttspico_engine
-
-LOCAL_ARM_MODE:= arm
-
-include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
-
-# Build Pico Shared Library. This rule is used by the
-# compatibility code, which opens this shared library
-# using dlsym. This is essentially the same as the rule
-# above, except that it packages things a shared library.
-LOCAL_PATH:= $(TOP_LOCAL_PATH)/tts
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= com_svox_picottsengine.cpp svox_ssml_parser.cpp
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
-	external/svox/pico/lib \
-	external/svox/pico/compat/include
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES:= libsvoxpico
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES:= libcutils libexpat libutils
-LOCAL_MODULE:= libttspico
-
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
-
-
-# Build Base Generic SVOX Pico Library
-LOCAL_PATH:= $(TOP_LOCAL_PATH)/lib
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
-	picoacph.c \
-	picoapi.c \
-	picobase.c \
-	picocep.c \
-	picoctrl.c \
-	picodata.c \
-	picodbg.c \
-	picoextapi.c \
-	picofftsg.c \
-	picokdbg.c \
-	picokdt.c \
-	picokfst.c \
-	picoklex.c \
-	picoknow.c \
-	picokpdf.c \
-	picokpr.c \
-	picoktab.c \
-	picoos.c \
-	picopal.c \
-	picopam.c \
-	picopr.c \
-	picorsrc.c \
-	picosa.c \
-	picosig.c \
-	picosig2.c \
-	picospho.c \
-	picotok.c \
-	picotrns.c \
-	picowa.c
-
-
-
-LOCAL_MODULE:= libsvoxpico
-
-LOCAL_CFLAGS+= $(TOOL_CFLAGS)
-
-LOCAL_LDFLAGS+= $(TOOL_LDFLAGS)
-
-include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
-
-
-# Build compatibility library
-LOCAL_PATH:= $(TOP_LOCAL_PATH)/compat/jni
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_MODULE:= libttscompat
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
-        com_android_tts_compat_SynthProxy.cpp
-
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
-        libandroid_runtime \
-        libnativehelper \
-        libmedia \
-        libmedia_native \
-        libutils \
-        libcutils \
-        libdl
-
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/pico/compat/jni/Android.mk b/pico/compat/jni/Android.mk
index a06d620..f97d2c0 100755
--- a/pico/compat/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/pico/compat/jni/Android.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libttscompat
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 	com_android_tts_compat_SynthProxy.cpp
@@ -17,10 +16,7 @@
 	libmedia \
 	libmedia_native \
 	libutils \
-	libcutils
-
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libdl
-
-LOCAL_ARM_MODE := arm
+	libcutils \
+	libdl
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/pico/lib/Android.mk b/pico/lib/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70f0099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pico/lib/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Build Base Generic SVOX Pico Library
+
+LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := libsvoxpico
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
+	picoacph.c \
+	picoapi.c \
+	picobase.c \
+	picocep.c \
+	picoctrl.c \
+	picodata.c \
+	picodbg.c \
+	picoextapi.c \
+	picofftsg.c \
+	picokdbg.c \
+	picokdt.c \
+	picokfst.c \
+	picoklex.c \
+	picoknow.c \
+	picokpdf.c \
+	picokpr.c \
+	picoktab.c \
+	picoos.c \
+	picopal.c \
+	picopam.c \
+	picopr.c \
+	picorsrc.c \
+	picosa.c \
+	picosig.c \
+	picosig2.c \
+	picospho.c \
+	picotok.c \
+	picotrns.c \
+	picowa.c
+
+LOCAL_CFLAGS+= $(TOOL_CFLAGS)
+LOCAL_LDFLAGS+= $(TOOL_LDFLAGS)
+
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/pico/tts/Android.mk b/pico/tts/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b492021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pico/tts/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
+
+# Build static library containing all PICO code
+# excluding the compatibility code. This is identical
+# to the rule below / except that it builds a shared
+# library.
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := libttspico_engine
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
+	com_svox_picottsengine.cpp \
+	svox_ssml_parser.cpp
+
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
+	external/svox/pico/lib \
+	external/svox/pico/compat/include
+
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libsvoxpico
+
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
+	libcutils \
+	libexpat \
+	libutils
+
+LOCAL_ARM_MODE := arm
+
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+
+
+# Build Pico Shared Library. This rule is used by the
+# compatibility code, which opens this shared library
+# using dlsym. This is essentially the same as the rule
+# above, except that it packages things a shared library.
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := libttspico
+	
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
+	com_svox_picottsengine.cpp \
+	svox_ssml_parser.cpp
+
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
+	external/svox/pico/lib \
+	external/svox/pico/compat/include
+
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libsvoxpico
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils libexpat libutils
+
+include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+
+
+
+