diff --git a/eng/native/configureplatform.cmake b/eng/native/configureplatform.cmake
index 0fbb0813c5d395..7d57fc2729e2f1 100644
--- a/eng/native/configureplatform.cmake
+++ b/eng/native/configureplatform.cmake
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ elseif(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH STREQUAL riscv64)
     set(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH_RISCV64 1)
 elseif(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH STREQUAL arm)
     set(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH_ARM 1)
+    if(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_OS STREQUAL android)
+        set(ARM_SOFTFP 1)
+    endif()
 elseif(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH STREQUAL armv6)
     set(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH_ARMV6 1)
 elseif(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ARCH STREQUAL armel)
diff --git a/src/coreclr/clrdefinitions.cmake b/src/coreclr/clrdefinitions.cmake
index 60b79850f53ffd..4b7beca185cca9 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/clrdefinitions.cmake
+++ b/src/coreclr/clrdefinitions.cmake
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ function(set_target_definitions_to_custom_os_and_arch)
     target_compile_definitions(${TARGETDETAILS_TARGET} PRIVATE TARGET_WASM32)
   endif()
 
-  if (TARGETDETAILS_ARCH STREQUAL "armel")
+  if (TARGETDETAILS_ARCH STREQUAL "armel" OR
+      (TARGETDETAILS_ARCH STREQUAL "arm" AND CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_ANDROID))
     target_compile_definitions(${TARGETDETAILS_TARGET} PRIVATE ARM_SOFTFP)
   endif()
 endfunction()