diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 768e1e8973..784fdd9622 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ dnl or OS2
 AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_OS2, [echo $host_os | grep '^os2' > /dev/null])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_ARM_LINUX, [echo $host_alias | grep '^arm-linux' > /dev/null])
 dnl Android
-AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_ANDROID, [echo $host_alias | grep '^android' > /dev/null])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_ANDROID, [echo $boinc_platform | grep '^android' > /dev/null])
 
 dnl Whether to build fcgi components
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_FCGI,[test "${enable_fcgi}" = yes])