diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4aaea53e5df2..f1ec093287fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ run and compile LibreOffice, also used by the TDF builds:
     * Runtime: 11.4 (only support for newer i devices == 64 bit)
     * Build: Xcode 9.3 and iPhone SDK 11.4
 * Android:
-    * Build: NDK r23 and SDK 30.0.3
+    * Build: NDK 27 and SDK 30.0.3
 * Emscripten / WASM:
     * Runtime: a browser with SharedMemory support (threads + atomics)
     * Build: Qt 5.15 with Qt supported Emscripten 1.39.8
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 352255fbbce6..5ffe6c7f847b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -771,16 +771,16 @@ if test -n "$with_android_ndk"; then
     fi
     case $ANDROID_NDK_VERSION in
     r9*|r10*)
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Building for Android requires NDK version >= 23.*])
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Building for Android requires NDK version >= 27.*])
         ;;
-    11.1.*|12.1.*|13.1.*|14.1.*|16.*|17.*|18.*|19.*|20.*|21.*|22.*)
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Building for Android requires NDK version >= 23.*])
+    11.1.*|12.1.*|13.1.*|14.1.*|16.*|17.*|18.*|19.*|20.*|21.*|22.*|23.*|24.*|25.*|26.*)
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Building for Android requires NDK version >= 27.*])
         ;;
-    23.*|24.*|25.*|26.*|27.*|28.*)
+    27.*|28.*)
         ;;
     *)
-        AC_MSG_WARN([Untested Android NDK version $ANDROID_NDK_VERSION, only versions 23.* to 28.* have been used successfully. Proceed at your own risk.])
-        add_warning "Untested Android NDK version $ANDROID_NDK_VERSION, only versions 23.* to 28.* have been used successfully. Proceed at your own risk."
+        AC_MSG_WARN([Untested Android NDK version $ANDROID_NDK_VERSION, only versions 27.* to 28.* have been used successfully. Proceed at your own risk.])
+        add_warning "Untested Android NDK version $ANDROID_NDK_VERSION, only versions 27.* to 28.* have been used successfully. Proceed at your own risk."
         ;;
     esac