diff --git a/deps/zlib/android-cpu-features.c b/deps/zlib/android-cpu-features.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a70bfafa2a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/zlib/android-cpu-features.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Build the Android NDK CPU feature implementation as part of zlib.
+#include <cpu-features.c>
diff --git a/deps/zlib/zlib.gyp b/deps/zlib/zlib.gyp
index 12449e7b0294..6786aeb62510 100644
--- a/deps/zlib/zlib.gyp
+++ b/deps/zlib/zlib.gyp
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@
                 'USE_FILE32API'
               ],
             }],
+            ['OS=="android"', {
+              'sources': [
+                '<(ZLIB_ROOT)/android-cpu-features.c',
+              ],
+            }],
             # Incorporate optimizations where possible.
             ['(target_arch in "ia32 x64" and OS!="ios") or arm_fpu=="neon"', {
               'dependencies': [ 'zlib_data_chunk_simd' ],