diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 4cafc5174..46a4ef076 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ build --experimental_java_classpath=bazel
 build:android_arm --incompatible_enable_android_toolchain_resolution
 build:android_arm --android_platforms=//:android_arm64
 build:android_arm --copt=-D_ANDROID
+build:android_arm --java_runtime_version=8
 
 # Windows
 # Only compiles with clang on Windows.
diff --git a/launcher/jvm_tooling.cpp b/launcher/jvm_tooling.cpp
index d93b32311..1b0e50009 100644
--- a/launcher/jvm_tooling.cpp
+++ b/launcher/jvm_tooling.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ std::string getExecutablePath() {
   if (_NSGetExecutablePath(buf, &buf_size) != 0) {
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
   if (GetModuleFileNameA(NULL, buf, sizeof(buf)) == 0) {
+#elif defined(_ANDROID)
+  if (true) {
 #else  // Assume Linux
   if (readlink("/proc/self/exe", buf, sizeof(buf)) == -1) {
 #endif