diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/util.go b/src/cmd/dist/util.go
index 9b4f8d2dec..0a419e465f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/util.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/util.go
@@ -383,6 +383,12 @@ func xsamefile(f1, f2 string) bool {
 }
 
 func xgetgoarm() string {
+	if goos == "android" {
+		// Assume all android devices have VFPv3.
+		// These ports are also mostly cross-compiled, so it makes little
+		// sense to auto-detect the setting.
+		return "7"
+	}
 	if gohostarch != "arm" || goos != gohostos {
 		// Conservative default for cross-compilation.
 		return "5"
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/objabi/util.go b/src/cmd/internal/objabi/util.go
index d36e743580..a73ab479a1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/objabi/util.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/objabi/util.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ const (
 
 func goarm() int {
 	def := defaultGOARM
-	if GOOS == "android" {
-		// Android devices always support GOARM=7.
+	if GOOS == "android" && GOARCH == "arm" {
+		// Android arm devices always support GOARM=7.
 		def = "7"
 	}
 	switch v := envOr("GOARM", def); v {