diff --git a/android/jni/Application.mk b/android/jni/Application.mk
index e710ba8cc6..1007016b37 100644
--- a/android/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/android/jni/Application.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ APP_STL := gnustl_static
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 APP_CFLAGS += -I$(LOCAL_PATH)/../../3party/boost
 
+APP_GNUSTL_FORCE_CPP_FEATURES := exceptions rtti
+
 ifeq ($(NDK_DEBUG),1)
   APP_OPTIM := debug
   APP_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG -D_DEBUG