diff --git a/tools/tools.pro b/tools/tools.pro
index c2f135283bb95cf19453973196fade023cebc556..121bed8d8817c2182015ce266c346574ab24e6e3 100644
--- a/tools/tools.pro
+++ b/tools/tools.pro
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
-SUBDIRS +=  xmlpatterns xmlpatternsvalidator
+!android|android_app: SUBDIRS +=  xmlpatterns xmlpatternsvalidator