diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/aarch64_linux_android.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/aarch64_linux_android.rs
index d5247bed0087..c6901a4cc427 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/aarch64_linux_android.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/aarch64_linux_android.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn target() -> Target {
         arch: "aarch64".to_string(),
         target_os: "android".to_string(),
         target_env: "".to_string(),
-        target_vendor: "linux".to_string(),
+        target_vendor: "unknown".to_string(),
         options: super::android_base::opts(),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/arm_linux_androideabi.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/arm_linux_androideabi.rs
index c21b6b75a62d..732f1a353a8b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/arm_linux_androideabi.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/arm_linux_androideabi.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn target() -> Target {
         arch: "arm".to_string(),
         target_os: "android".to_string(),
         target_env: "gnu".to_string(),
-        target_vendor: "linux".to_string(),
+        target_vendor: "unknown".to_string(),
         options: base,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_linux_android.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_linux_android.rs
index 34ce967cb988..f548fdad3cbe 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_linux_android.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_linux_android.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn target() -> Target {
         arch: "x86".to_string(),
         target_os: "android".to_string(),
         target_env: "gnu".to_string(),
-        target_vendor: "linux".to_string(),
+        target_vendor: "unknown".to_string(),
         options: base,
     }
 }