diff --git a/src/tools/builtin.jam b/src/tools/builtin.jam
index 176de13..d62680a 100644
--- a/src/tools/builtin.jam
+++ b/src/tools/builtin.jam
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import convert ;
 import generate ;
 
 
-.os-names = aix bsd cygwin darwin freebsd hpux iphone linux netbsd openbsd osf
+.os-names = aix android bsd cygwin darwin freebsd hpux iphone linux netbsd openbsd osf
     qnx qnxnto sgi solaris unix unixware windows
     elf  # Not actually an OS -- used for targeting bare metal where object
          # format is ELF.  This catches both -elf and -eabi gcc targets and well
diff --git a/src/tools/gcc.jam b/src/tools/gcc.jam
index ef90f05..c8964d1 100644
--- a/src/tools/gcc.jam
+++ b/src/tools/gcc.jam
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ rule setup-threading ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
 
         switch $(target)
         {
+            case android:  # No threading options, everything is in already.
             case windows : option = -mthreads ;
             case cygwin  : option = -mthreads ;
             case solaris : option = -pthreads ; libs = rt ;