diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a94abbe6..c39f9eb8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -151,7 +151,16 @@ AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fwrapv], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fwrapv"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fno-strict-aliasing], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fno-strict-overflow], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-strict-overflow"])
 
-LIBTOOL_EXTRA_FLAGS="$LIBTOOL_EXTRA_FLAGS -version-info $SODIUM_LIBRARY_VERSION"
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(soname-versions,
+  [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-soname-versions], [enable soname versions (must be disabled for android) (default: enabled)])],
+    [
+	AS_IF([test "x$enableval" = "xno"], [
+          LIBTOOL_EXTRA_FLAGS="$LIBTOOL_EXTRA_FLAGS -avoid-version"
+        ], [
+          LIBTOOL_EXTRA_FLAGS="$LIBTOOL_EXTRA_FLAGS -version-info $SODIUM_LIBRARY_VERSION"
+        ])
+    ]
+)
 
 AS_CASE([$host_os],
   [cygwin* | mingw* | pw32* | cegcc*], [
diff --git a/dist-build/android-build.sh b/dist-build/android-build.sh
index 53578baf..b75af90f 100755
--- a/dist-build/android-build.sh
+++ b/dist-build/android-build.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export MAKE_TOOLCHAIN="${ANDROID_NDK_HOME}/build/tools/make-standalone-toolchain
 export PREFIX="$(pwd)/libsodium-android-${TARGET_ARCH}"
 export TOOLCHAIN_DIR="$(pwd)/android-toolchain-${TARGET_ARCH}"
 export PATH="${PATH}:${TOOLCHAIN_DIR}/bin"
-export LIBTOOL_EXTRA_FLAGS="-avoid-version"
 
 # Clean up before build
 rm -rf "${TOOLCHAIN_DIR}" "${PREFIX}"
@@ -32,7 +31,8 @@ $MAKE_TOOLCHAIN --platform="${NDK_PLATFORM:-android-14}" \
 
 ./configure --host="${HOST_COMPILER}" \
             --with-sysroot="${TOOLCHAIN_DIR}/sysroot" \
-            --prefix="${PREFIX}" && \
+            --prefix="${PREFIX}" \
+            --disable-soname-versions && \
 
 make clean && \
 make -j3 install && \