diff --git a/android/experimental/DocumentLoader/Makefile b/android/experimental/DocumentLoader/Makefile
index 4f738c295f8d..40fd6dcb4113 100644
--- a/android/experimental/DocumentLoader/Makefile
+++ b/android/experimental/DocumentLoader/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-include $(BUILDDIR)/config_host.mk
+ifeq ($(BUILDDIR),)
+include ../../../config_host.mk
+endif
 
 # The default target just builds.
 all: build-ant
diff --git a/android/experimental/LibreOffice4Android/Makefile b/android/experimental/LibreOffice4Android/Makefile
index f932235e2579..7984be4278e8 100644
--- a/android/experimental/LibreOffice4Android/Makefile
+++ b/android/experimental/LibreOffice4Android/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-include $(BUILDDIR)/config_host.mk
+ifeq ($(BUILDDIR),)
+include ../../../config_host.mk
+endif
 
 # The default target just builds.
 
diff --git a/android/experimental/desktop/Makefile b/android/experimental/desktop/Makefile
index eb4b029e70be..273aca614a3a 100644
--- a/android/experimental/desktop/Makefile
+++ b/android/experimental/desktop/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-include $(BUILDDIR)/config_host.mk
+ifeq ($(BUILDDIR),)
+include ../../../config_host.mk
+endif
 
 # The default target just builds.
 all: build-ant
diff --git a/android/sdremote/Makefile b/android/sdremote/Makefile
index eb78e0de6d02..b8ea1e9088d3 100644
--- a/android/sdremote/Makefile
+++ b/android/sdremote/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-include $(BUILDDIR)/config_host.mk
+ifeq ($(BUILDDIR),)
+include ../../config_host.mk
+endif
 
 all: properties translations.done
 	mkdir -p ../abs-lib/libs