diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f730ff4e46..8ea494d4ff 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_PLATFORM=android-9
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_TARGET_ARCH=armeabi-v7a
-CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=4.7
+CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=4.8
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_NDK_HOST=$ANDROID_NDK_HOST
 
 if [ -d "$relpath/src/plugins/sqldrivers" ]; then