diff --git a/android/build.py b/android/build.py
index 8a95c13b1..9163268b5 100755
--- a/android/build.py
+++ b/android/build.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ndk_path = sys.argv[2]
 android_abi = sys.argv[3]
 configure_args = sys.argv[4:]
 
-if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(sdk_path, 'tools', 'android')):
+if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(sdk_path, 'licenses', 'android-sdk-license')):
     print("SDK not found in", sdk_path, file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/android/meson.build b/android/meson.build
index a9f88ec4b..89f7b1b73 100644
--- a/android/meson.build
+++ b/android/meson.build
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ android_ndk = get_option('android_ndk')
 android_sdk = get_option('android_sdk')
 android_abi = get_option('android_abi')
 
-android_sdk_build_tools_version = '29.0.3'
-android_sdk_platform = 'android-29'
+android_sdk_build_tools_version = '34.0.0'
+android_sdk_platform = 'android-34'
 
 android_build_tools_dir = join_paths(android_sdk, 'build-tools', android_sdk_build_tools_version)
 android_sdk_platform_dir = join_paths(android_sdk, 'platforms', android_sdk_platform)
diff --git a/doc/user.rst b/doc/user.rst
index 80da9dfda..6dcd66abe 100644
--- a/doc/user.rst
+++ b/doc/user.rst
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Compiling for Android
 
 You need:
 
-* Android SDK (sdk platform 29, build tools 29.0.3)
+* Android SDK (sdk platform 34, build tools 34.0.0)
 * `Android NDK r26b <https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads>`_
 * `Meson 0.56.0 <http://mesonbuild.com/>`__ and `Ninja
   <https://ninja-build.org/>`__