diff --git a/steps/05-configure.sh b/steps/05-configure.sh
index d255ab7..3877cc9 100755
--- a/steps/05-configure.sh
+++ b/steps/05-configure.sh
@@ -81,3 +81,10 @@ mkdir -p "$BUILD"
 pushd "$SOURCE"
 gn gen "$BUILD"
 popd
+
+# (Dirty method - only for Android) Remove -pthread and -lpthread flags from generated Ninja files
+find "$BUILD" -name '*.ninja' -exec sed -i 's/-pthread//g' {} +
+find "$BUILD" -name '*.ninja' -exec sed -i 's/-lpthread//g' {} +
+
+# Proceed with the build
+ninja -C "$BUILD" pdfium
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