diff --git a/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_android.sh b/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_android.sh
--- a/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_android.sh
+++ b/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_android.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 clobber
 
-download_android_tools r16
+download_android_tools r21
 
 # Stage 1
 
diff --git a/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_android_functions.sh b/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_android_functions.sh
--- a/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_android_functions.sh
+++ b/zorg/buildbot/builders/sanitizers/buildbot_android_functions.sh
@@ -46,13 +46,41 @@
   ninja -C llvm_build64 || echo @@@STEP_FAILURE@@@
 }
 
+function check_android_api {
+  if [ -z ${ANDROID_API+x} ]; then
+    # If ANDROID_API was not specified, then use the one from the device.
+    ANDROID_API=$(adb shell getprop ro.build.version.sdk)
+  fi
+  
+  # Re-adjust it since the current NDK supports API levels in the range [21,29].
+  if [[ $ANDROID_API -gt 29  || $ANDROID_API -lt 21 ]]; then
+    echo "API level $ANDROID_API is not supported."
+    ANDROID_API=29
+  fi
+  
+  echo "Building for Android API level $ANDROID_API" 
+}
+
 function build_android_ndk {
   local NDK_DIR=android_ndk
   local _arch=$1
   local _ndk_arch=$2
+
+  check_android_api
   if [[ ! -d $NDK_DIR/standalone-$_arch ]] ; then 
     echo @@@BUILD_STEP building Android NDK for $_arch@@@
-    $NDK_DIR/build/tools/make_standalone_toolchain.py --api 24 --force --arch $_ndk_arch --stl=libc++ --install-dir $NDK_DIR/standalone-$_arch
+    $NDK_DIR/build/tools/make_standalone_toolchain.py --api $ANDROID_API --force --arch $_ndk_arch --stl=libc++ --install-dir $NDK_DIR/standalone-$_arch
+
+    # Move the [shared] objects and libraries back to expected sysroot layout.
+    # Or it won't be able to find -lc++
+    local _source=$ROOT/$NDK_DIR/standalone-$_arch/sysroot/usr/lib/$_arch-linux-android
+    local _target=$ROOT/$NDK_DIR/standalone-$_arch/sysroot/usr/lib
+    mv $_source/*.so $_target/.
+    mv $_source/*.a $_target/.
+
+    mv $_source/$ANDROID_API/*.so $_target/.
+    mv $_source/$ANDROID_API/*.o $_target/.
+    mv $_source/$ANDROID_API/*.a $_target/.
   fi
 }
 
@@ -64,8 +92,10 @@
   local ANDROID_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIR=$(ls -d $ROOT/llvm_build64/lib/clang/* | tail -1)
   local ANDROID_EXEC_OUTPUT_DIR=$ROOT/llvm_build64/bin
   local ANDROID_FLAGS="--target=$_triple --sysroot=$ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN/sysroot -B$ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN"
-  local ANDROID_CXX_FLAGS="$ANDROID_FLAGS -stdlib=libstdc++"
+  local ANDROID_CXX_FLAGS="$ANDROID_FLAGS -stdlib=libc++ -I/$ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN/sysroot/usr/include/c++/v1"
 
+  local CLANG_PATH=$ROOT/llvm_build64/bin/clang
+  local CLANGXX_PATH=$ROOT/llvm_build64/bin/clang++
   # Always clobber android build tree.
   # It has a hidden dependency on clang (through CXX) which is not known to
   # the build system.
@@ -76,8 +106,8 @@
 
   (cd llvm_build_android_$_arch && cmake \
     -DLLVM_ENABLE_WERROR=OFF \
-    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$ROOT/llvm_build64/bin/clang \
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$ROOT/llvm_build64/bin/clang++ \
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$CLANG_PATH \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$CLANGXX_PATH \
     -DCMAKE_ASM_FLAGS="$ANDROID_FLAGS" \
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$ANDROID_FLAGS" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$ANDROID_CXX_FLAGS" \
@@ -91,8 +121,8 @@
   local COMPILER_RT_OPTIONS="$(readlink -f $LLVM/../compiler-rt)"
   
   (cd compiler_rt_build_android_$_arch && cmake \
-    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$ROOT/llvm_build64/bin/clang \
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$ROOT/llvm_build64/bin/clang++ \
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$CLANG_PATH \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$CLANGXX_PATH \
     -DLLVM_CONFIG_PATH=$ROOT/llvm_build64/bin/llvm-config \
     -DCOMPILER_RT_BUILD_BUILTINS=OFF \
     -DCOMPILER_RT_INCLUDE_TESTS=ON \