--- a/src/bin/lfortran.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/lfortran.cpp
@@ -1086,7 +1099,11 @@
             out << src;
         }

+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+        std::string CXX = "clang++";
+#else
         std::string CXX = "g++";
+#endif
         std::string options;
         if (compiler_options.openmp) {
             options += "-fopenmp ";
@@ -1240,7 +1257,11 @@
         }
         return 0;
     } else if (backend == Backend::cpp) {
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+        std::string CXX = "clang++";
+#else
         std::string CXX = "g++";
+#endif
         std::string options, post_options;
         if (static_executable) {
             options += " -static ";