diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a22eb7d63..4f7ecf500 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ver 0.22.11 (not yet released)
 * protocol
   - fix "albumart" crash
+* Android
+  - build with NDK r23
 
 ver 0.22.10 (2021/08/06)
 * protocol
diff --git a/android/build.py b/android/build.py
index 664bcccdd..c3577b0b7 100755
--- a/android/build.py
+++ b/android/build.py
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@ android_abis = {
     'armeabi-v7a': {
         'arch': 'arm-linux-androideabi',
         'ndk_arch': 'arm',
-        'toolchain_arch': 'arm-linux-androideabi',
         'llvm_triple': 'armv7-linux-androideabi',
-        'cflags': '-fpic -march=armv7-a -mfpu=vfpv3-d16 -mfloat-abi=softfp',
+        'cflags': '-fpic -mfpu=neon -mfloat-abi=softfp',
     },
 
     'arm64-v8a': {
         'arch': 'aarch64-linux-android',
         'ndk_arch': 'arm64',
-        'toolchain_arch': 'aarch64-linux-android',
         'llvm_triple': 'aarch64-linux-android',
         'cflags': '-fpic',
     },
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ android_abis = {
     'x86': {
         'arch': 'i686-linux-android',
         'ndk_arch': 'x86',
-        'toolchain_arch': 'x86',
         'llvm_triple': 'i686-linux-android',
         'cflags': '-fPIC -march=i686 -mtune=intel -mssse3 -mfpmath=sse -m32',
     },
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@ android_abis = {
     'x86_64': {
         'arch': 'x86_64-linux-android',
         'ndk_arch': 'x86_64',
-        'toolchain_arch': 'x86_64',
         'llvm_triple': 'x86_64-linux-android',
         'cflags': '-fPIC -m64',
     },
@@ -84,37 +80,28 @@ class AndroidNdkToolchain:
         ndk_arch = abi_info['ndk_arch']
         android_api_level = '21'
 
-        # select the NDK compiler
-        gcc_version = '4.9'
-
         install_prefix = os.path.join(arch_path, 'root')
 
         self.arch = arch
         self.install_prefix = install_prefix
-        self.toolchain_arch = abi_info['toolchain_arch']
 
-        toolchain_path = os.path.join(ndk_path, 'toolchains', self.toolchain_arch + '-' + gcc_version, 'prebuilt', build_arch)
         llvm_path = os.path.join(ndk_path, 'toolchains', 'llvm', 'prebuilt', build_arch)
         llvm_triple = abi_info['llvm_triple'] + android_api_level
 
         common_flags = '-Os -g'
         common_flags += ' ' + abi_info['cflags']
 
-        toolchain_bin = os.path.join(toolchain_path, 'bin')
         llvm_bin = os.path.join(llvm_path, 'bin')
         self.cc = os.path.join(llvm_bin, 'clang')
         self.cxx = os.path.join(llvm_bin, 'clang++')
-        common_flags += ' -target ' + llvm_triple + ' -gcc-toolchain ' + toolchain_path
+        common_flags += ' -target ' + llvm_triple
 
         common_flags += ' -fvisibility=hidden -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections'
 
-        # required flags from https://android.googlesource.com/platform/ndk/+/ndk-release-r20/docs/BuildSystemMaintainers.md#additional-required-arguments
-        common_flags += ' -fno-addrsig'
-
-        self.ar = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-ar')
-        self.ranlib = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-ranlib')
-        self.nm = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-nm')
-        self.strip = os.path.join(toolchain_bin, arch + '-strip')
+        self.ar = os.path.join(llvm_bin, 'llvm-ar')
+        self.ranlib = os.path.join(llvm_bin, 'llvm-ranlib')
+        self.nm = os.path.join(llvm_bin, 'llvm-nm')
+        self.strip = os.path.join(llvm_bin, 'llvm-strip')
 
         self.cflags = common_flags
         self.cxxflags = common_flags
diff --git a/doc/user.rst b/doc/user.rst
index 2e9d8e710..d98dc093b 100644
--- a/doc/user.rst
+++ b/doc/user.rst
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Compiling for Android
 You need:
 
 * Android SDK
-* `Android NDK r22 <https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads>`_
+* `Android NDK r23 <https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads>`_
 * `Meson 0.49.0 <http://mesonbuild.com/>`__ and `Ninja
   <https://ninja-build.org/>`__
 * cmake
diff --git a/python/build/openssl.py b/python/build/openssl.py
index 605a04c74..ecf88d4e2 100644
--- a/python/build/openssl.py
+++ b/python/build/openssl.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class OpenSSLProject(MakeProject):
         }
 
         openssl_arch = openssl_archs[toolchain.arch]
-        cross_compile_prefix = toolchain.toolchain_arch + '-'
 
         subprocess.check_call(['./Configure',
                                'no-shared',
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ class OpenSSLProject(MakeProject):
                                'no-tests',
                                'no-asm', # "asm" causes build failures on Windows
                                openssl_arch,
-                               '--cross-compile-prefix=' + cross_compile_prefix,
                                '--prefix=' + toolchain.install_prefix],
                               cwd=src, env=toolchain.env)
         MakeProject.build(self, toolchain, src)