--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3112,6 +3112,11 @@
     ])
     ])
 AS_CASE(["$target_cpu-$target_os"],
+[*-android*], [
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([execinfo.h])
+    AS_IF([test "x$ac_cv_header_execinfo_h" = xyes], [
+	AC_CHECK_LIB([android-execinfo], [backtrace])
+    ])],
 [*-darwin*], [
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([libproc.h])
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([execinfo.h])