diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 07d39d02c..bdb6ebf33 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ android {
         buildConfigField("String", "TEST_MAIL_PW", buildConfigProperty("TEST_MAIL_PW"))
         buildConfigField("String", "NDK_ARCH", getNdkArch())
         ndk {
-            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
+            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "arm64-v8a", "x86"
        }
     }
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ android {
         abi {
             enable true
             reset()
-            include "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
+            include "armeabi-v7a", "arm64-v8a", "x86"
             universalApk true
         }
     }
diff --git a/jni/Application.mk b/jni/Application.mk
index c4b1de57b..e3f08394c 100644
--- a/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 APP_PLATFORM := android-16
-APP_ABI := armeabi-v7a x86
+APP_ABI := armeabi-v7a arm64-v8a x86
 APP_STL := none
 
 ifneq ($(NDK_DEBUG),1)
diff --git a/scripts/ndk-make.sh b/scripts/ndk-make.sh
index 19ff9c27b..8f0398bfb 100755
--- a/scripts/ndk-make.sh
+++ b/scripts/ndk-make.sh
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ if test -z $1 || test $1 = armeabi-v7a; then
     cp target/armv7-linux-androideabi/$RELEASE/libdeltachat.a $jnidir/armeabi-v7a
 fi
 
-# if test -z $1 || test $1 = arm64-v8a; then
-#     echo "-- cross compiling to aarch64-linux-android (arm64) --"
-#     TARGET_CC="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/aarch64-linux-android21-clang" \
-#     TARGET_AR="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/llvm-ar" \
-#     TARGET_RANLIB="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/llvm-ranlib" \
-#     cargo build $RELEASEFLAG --target aarch64-linux-android -p deltachat_ffi --features jsonrpc
-#     cp target/aarch64-linux-android/$RELEASE/libdeltachat.a $jnidir/arm64-v8a
-# fi
+if test -z $1 || test $1 = arm64-v8a; then
+    echo "-- cross compiling to aarch64-linux-android (arm64) --"
+    TARGET_CC="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/aarch64-linux-android21-clang" \
+    TARGET_AR="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/llvm-ar" \
+    TARGET_RANLIB="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/llvm-ranlib" \
+    cargo build $RELEASEFLAG --target aarch64-linux-android -p deltachat_ffi --features jsonrpc
+    cp target/aarch64-linux-android/$RELEASE/libdeltachat.a $jnidir/arm64-v8a
+fi
 
 if test -z $1 || test $1 = x86; then
     echo "-- cross compiling to i686-linux-android (x86) --"