diff --git a/tools/autobuild/android.sh b/tools/autobuild/android.sh
index 938dbf3a58..9c72a4504e 100644
--- a/tools/autobuild/android.sh
+++ b/tools/autobuild/android.sh
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ if [[ $# < 1 ]]; then
 fi
 CONFIGURATION="$1"
 
-
 source "$LOCAL_DIRNAME/build.sh"
+source "$LOCAL_DIRNAME/ndk_helper.sh"
 
 MKSPEC="$LOCAL_DIRNAME/../mkspecs/android-g++"
 QMAKE_PARAMS="CONFIG+=${CONFIGURATION}"
 SHADOW_DIR_BASE="$LOCAL_DIRNAME/../../../omim-android"
 
-export NDK_HOST=darwin-x86
-export NDK_ROOT=/Developer/android-ndk-r7
+# Try to read ndk root path from android/local.properties file
+export NDK_ROOT=$(GetNdkRoot) || ( echo "Can't read NDK root path from android/local.properties"; exit 1 )
+export NDK_HOST=$(GetNdkHost) || ( echo "Can't get your OS type, please check tools/autobuild/ndk_helper.sh script"; exit 1 )
+
 NDK_ABI_TO_BUILD=(armeabi armeabi-v7a)
 
 for abi in "${NDK_ABI_TO_BUILD[@]}"; do
diff --git a/tools/autobuild/ndk_helper.sh b/tools/autobuild/ndk_helper.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e52f2e8b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/autobuild/ndk_helper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+set -e -u
+
+LOCAL_DIRNAME="${PWD}/$(dirname "$0")"
+
+# Echoes found NDK root path or nothing if not found
+# return 1 on error and 0 on success
+GetNdkRoot()
+{
+  local FILENAME="$LOCAL_DIRNAME/../../android/local.properties"
+  while read line
+  do
+    if [[ "${line:0:7}" == "ndk.dir" ]]; then
+      echo "${line:8}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done < $FILENAME
+  return 1
+}
+
+GetNdkHost()
+{
+  if [[ "${OSTYPE:0:5}" == "linux" ]]; then
+    echo "linux-x86"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [[ "${OSTYPE:0:6}" == "darwin" ]]; then
+    echo "darwin-x86"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  # TODO add Windows
+  return 1
+}