diff --git a/libbacktrace/Android.build.mk b/libbacktrace/Android.build.mk
index 7e1cd53e5..d71c8ec22 100644
--- a/libbacktrace/Android.build.mk
+++ b/libbacktrace/Android.build.mk
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(build_type),host)
   # Only build if host builds are supported.
   ifeq ($(build_host),true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Wno-extern-c-compat
+    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Wno-extern-c-compat -fno-omit-frame-pointer
     ifneq ($($(module)_libc++),)
       include external/libcxx/libcxx.mk
     endif