diff --git a/android/jni/Android.mk b/android/jni/Android.mk
index e442b07..158afd5 100644
--- a/android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(ICONV_SRC)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := libiconv
 
+LOCAL_ARM_MODE := arm
+LOCAL_CPP_FEATURES := exceptions rtti features
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := \
     -Wno-multichar \
     -D_ANDROID \
-    -DLIBDIR="c" \
+    -DLIBDIR="\".\"" \
     -DBUILDING_LIBICONV \
     -DBUILDING_LIBCHARSET \
     -DIN_LIBRARY
 
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fno-stack-protector
+
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
 	lib/iconv.c \
 	libcharset/lib/localcharset.c \
@@ -30,13 +34,14 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
 	$(ICONV_SRC)/libcharset \
 	$(ICONV_SRC)/libcharset/include
 
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog -lcharset
 
 # libzbarjni
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
+
 LOCAL_PATH := $(MY_LOCAL_PATH)
 LOCAL_MODULE := zbarjni
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ../../java/zbarjni.c \
@@ -71,6 +76,17 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := ../include \
 		    ../zbar \
 		    $(ICONV_SRC)/include 
 
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libiconv
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libiconv
+LOCAL_ARM_MODE := arm
+LOCAL_CPP_FEATURES := exceptions rtti features
+
+LOCAL_CFLAGS := \
+    -Wno-multichar \
+    -D_ANDROID \
+    -DLIBDIR="\".\"" \
+    -DBUILDING_LIBICONV \
+    -DBUILDING_LIBCHARSET \
+    -DIN_LIBRARY
+
 
-include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
\ No newline at end of file
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)