--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 
   # Can skip the run check by providing the result in a cross file or
   # native file as bool property value.
-  prop = meson.get_external_property('ipc_rmid_deferred_release', 'auto')
+  prop = 'true'
   # We don't know the type of prop (bool, string) but need to differentiate
   # between a set value (bool) or the fallback value (string), so convert to
   # a string and chec the string value.
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@
   conf.set('ATOMIC_OP_NEEDS_MEMORY_BARRIER', 1)
 endif
 
-have_ld_preload = ['linux', 'freebsd', 'darwin', 'dragonfly'].contains(host_machine.system())
+have_ld_preload = ['linux', 'android', 'freebsd', 'darwin', 'dragonfly'].contains(host_machine.system())
 
 if have_ld_preload and zlib_dep.found() and conf.get('CAIRO_HAS_REAL_PTHREAD', 0) == 1 and conf.get('CAIRO_HAS_DLSYM', 0) == 1
   conf.set('CAIRO_HAS_TRACE', 1)
