diff --git a/runtime/Android.mk b/runtime/Android.mk
index dde5407..c0e7f47 100644
--- a/runtime/Android.mk
+++ b/runtime/Android.mk
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
   else # host
     LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libziparchive-host
     # For ashmem_create_region.
-    LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libcutils
+    LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libcutils
   endif
   LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := art/build/Android.common_build.mk
   LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES += $$(LOCAL_PATH)/Android.mk