diff --git a/cmake/AndroidToolchain.cmake b/cmake/AndroidToolchain.cmake
index 9eeb7beaf..f98385764 100644
--- a/cmake/AndroidToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AndroidToolchain.cmake
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ set( ANDROID_SUPPORTED_ABIS_arm "armeabi-v7a;armeabi;armeabi-v7a with NEON;armea
 set( ANDROID_SUPPORTED_ABIS_x86 "x86" )
 set( ANDROID_SUPPORTED_ABIS_mipsel "mips" )
 
-set( ANDROID_DEFAULT_NDK_API_LEVEL 8 )
+set( ANDROID_DEFAULT_NDK_API_LEVEL 9 )
 set( ANDROID_DEFAULT_NDK_API_LEVEL_x86 9 )
 set( ANDROID_DEFAULT_NDK_API_LEVEL_mips 9 )
 
diff --git a/docs/README.android b/docs/README.android
index 08920db5b..f7c2b7e33 100644
--- a/docs/README.android
+++ b/docs/README.android
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Build requirements
 For the Android port some additional dependencies need to be fulfilled:
 
 * for JNI
-- Android NDK (>= r8d)
+- Android NDK (>= r9)
 - prebuild static openssl libraries (see below)
 
 * for the Java GUI (if build with ant)