diff --git a/android-configure b/android-configure
index cbf137f47174c7..1dc238ebd0c522 100755
--- a/android-configure
+++ b/android-configure
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# In order to cross-compile node for Android using NDK, run:
+#   source android-configure <path_to_ndk> [arch]
+#
+# By running android-configure with source, will allow environment variables to
+# be persistent in current session. This is useful for installing native node
+# modules with npm. Also, don't forget to set the arch in npm config using
+# 'npm config set arch=<arch>'
+
+
 if [ -z "$2" ]; then
     ARCH=arm
 else
@@ -42,8 +51,16 @@ export CC=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/$SUFFIX-gcc
 export CXX=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/$SUFFIX-g++
 export LINK=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/$SUFFIX-g++
 
-./configure \
-    --dest-cpu=$DEST_CPU \
-    --dest-os=android \
-    --without-snapshot \
-    --openssl-no-asm
+GYP_DEFINES="target_arch=$ARCH"
+GYP_DEFINES+=" v8_target_arch=$ARCH"
+GYP_DEFINES+=" android_target_arch=$ARCH"
+GYP_DEFINES+=" host_os=linux OS=android"
+export GYP_DEFINES
+
+if [ -f "configure" ]; then
+    ./configure \
+        --dest-cpu=$DEST_CPU \
+        --dest-os=android \
+        --without-snapshot \
+        --openssl-no-asm
+fi