diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/armv7_linux_androideabi.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/armv7_linux_androideabi.rs
index b49b1d1c2138a..45654b0f87020 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/armv7_linux_androideabi.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/armv7_linux_androideabi.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use target::{Target, TargetOptions, TargetResult};
 
 pub fn target() -> TargetResult {
     let mut base = super::android_base::opts();
-    base.features = "+v7,+thumb2,+vfp3,+d16,-neon".to_string();
+    base.features = "+v7,+thumb-mode,+thumb2,+vfp3,+d16,-neon".to_string();
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.pre_link_args
         .get_mut(&LinkerFlavor::Gcc).unwrap().push("-march=armv7-a".to_string());