diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b26de79..e94fda6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set(clblast_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 # Options and their default values
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build a shared (ON) or static library (OFF)" ON)
+option(ANDROID "Build for Android" OFF)
 option(SAMPLES "Enable compilation of the examples" OFF)
 option(TUNERS "Enable compilation of the tuners" OFF)
 option(CLIENTS "Enable compilation of the clients to test and compare performance" OFF)
@@ -205,6 +206,10 @@ else(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(clblast ${OPENCL_LIBRARIES})
+# When building for Android, also link against libgnustl.
+if(ANDROID)
+  target_link_libraries(clblast libgnustl_static.so)
+endif()
 
 # Includes directories: CLBlast and OpenCL
 target_include_directories(clblast PUBLIC
@@ -334,6 +339,11 @@ if(CLIENTS OR TESTS)
     endif()
   endif()
 
+  # When building for Android, add extra libs.
+  if(ANDROID)
+    set(REF_LIBRARIES ${REF_LIBRARIES} ${CK_REF_LIBRARIES})
+  endif()
+
 endif()
 
 # ==================================================================================================
diff --git a/src/android_patch.h b/src/android_patch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11b92d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/android_patch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//
+// Created by daniil on 1/11/17.
+//
+
+#ifndef CLBLAST_ANDROID_PATCH_H
+#define CLBLAST_ANDROID_PATCH_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+namespace std {
+    template<typename T>
+    std::string to_string(T value) {
+        //create an output string stream
+        std::ostringstream os;
+
+        //throw the value onto the string stream
+        os << value;
+
+        //convert the string stream into a string and return
+        return os.str();
+    }
+
+    inline double stod(string value) {
+        return strtod (value.c_str(), NULL);
+    }
+
+    inline int stoi(string value) {
+        return strtol (value.c_str(), NULL, 0);
+    }
+}
+
+#endif // CLBLAST_ANDROID_PATCH_H
diff --git a/src/cxpp11_common.hpp b/src/cxpp11_common.hpp
index 6ac008b..9a7d5f3 100644
--- a/src/cxpp11_common.hpp
+++ b/src/cxpp11_common.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <string>    // std::string
 #include <stdexcept> // std::runtime_error
 
+#include "android_patch.h" // std::string
+
 namespace clblast {
 // =================================================================================================