diff --git a/_assets/ci/Jenkinsfile.android b/_assets/ci/Jenkinsfile.android
index 9f59d1974ab..08951a7e5c3 100644
--- a/_assets/ci/Jenkinsfile.android
+++ b/_assets/ci/Jenkinsfile.android
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pipeline {
     /* gomobile requires a specific NDK version */
     ANDROID_NDK      = "${env.NDK_GOMOBILE}"
     ANDROID_NDK_HOME = "${env.NDK_GOMOBILE}"
+    CGO_ENABLED      = "1"
   }
 
   stages {