diff --git a/core/clang/arm.mk b/core/clang/arm.mk
index ca66986..ceb4a5a 100644
--- a/core/clang/arm.mk
+++ b/core/clang/arm.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 CLANG_CONFIG_arm_EXTRA_CFLAGS :=
 
+ifneq (,$(filter krait,$(TARGET_$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)CPU_VARIANT)))
+  # Android's clang support's krait as a CPU whereas GCC doesn't. Specify
+  # -mcpu here rather than the more normal core/combo/arch/arm/armv7-a-neon.mk.
+  CLANG_CONFIG_arm_EXTRA_CFLAGS += -mcpu=krait
+endif
+
 CLANG_CONFIG_arm_EXTRA_CPPFLAGS :=
 
 CLANG_CONFIG_arm_EXTRA_LDFLAGS :=