diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-cannot-read-embedded-ident.rs b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-cannot-read-embedded-ident.rs
index 2e727f196350..de49d8af5401 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-cannot-read-embedded-ident.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-cannot-read-embedded-ident.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 // aux-build:macro_crate_test.rs
 // ignore-stage1
-// ignore-android
 // error-pattern: unknown start of token: \u{0}
 
 // Issue #15750 and #15962 : this test is checking that the standard
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-doesnt-resolve.rs b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-doesnt-resolve.rs
index adcdba04cc78..361840a1618e 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-doesnt-resolve.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-doesnt-resolve.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 // aux-build:macro_crate_test.rs
 // ignore-stage1
-// ignore-android
 
 #[macro_use] #[no_link]
 extern crate macro_crate_test;
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-unexported-macro.rs b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-unexported-macro.rs
index b5ff8b715563..ba8e20069c19 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-unexported-macro.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/macro-crate-unexported-macro.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 // aux-build:macro_crate_test.rs
 // ignore-stage1
-// ignore-android
 
 #[macro_use] #[no_link]
 extern crate macro_crate_test;
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/plugin-MacroRulesTT.rs b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/plugin-MacroRulesTT.rs
index cff2e5eaf878..1587b6705ef1 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/plugin-MacroRulesTT.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/plugin-MacroRulesTT.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 // aux-build:macro_crate_MacroRulesTT.rs
 // ignore-stage1
-// ignore-android
 // error-pattern: plugin tried to register a new MacroRulesTT
 
 #![feature(plugin)]
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass-fulldeps/issue_16723_multiple_items_syntax_ext.rs b/src/test/run-pass-fulldeps/issue_16723_multiple_items_syntax_ext.rs
index 11e7da770291..101e00bca4b5 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass-fulldeps/issue_16723_multiple_items_syntax_ext.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass-fulldeps/issue_16723_multiple_items_syntax_ext.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 // ignore-stage1
-// ignore-android
 // aux-build:issue_16723_multiple_items_syntax_ext.rs
 #![feature(plugin)]
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/capturing-logging.rs b/src/test/run-pass/capturing-logging.rs
index 308b225a344f..70cc0463a6e1 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/capturing-logging.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/capturing-logging.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// ignore-android (FIXME #11419)
 // exec-env:RUST_LOG=info
 
 #![allow(unknown_features)]
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-16671.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-16671.rs
index 124b0205faeb..707aa48259ac 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-16671.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-16671.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// ignore-android seems to block forever
 
 #![forbid(warnings)]
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/linkage1.rs b/src/test/run-pass/linkage1.rs
index 0ba7dcb013be..5cd741350d57 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/linkage1.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/linkage1.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 // ignore-windows
-// ignore-android
 // ignore-macos
 // aux-build:linkage1.rs
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/logging-separate-lines.rs b/src/test/run-pass/logging-separate-lines.rs
index 1be0ee4a2855..e1141d4ab37f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/logging-separate-lines.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/logging-separate-lines.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// ignore-android
 // ignore-windows
 // exec-env:RUST_LOG=debug
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/sepcomp-lib-lto.rs b/src/test/run-pass/sepcomp-lib-lto.rs
index 002671ff517a..f0b6a505929c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/sepcomp-lib-lto.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/sepcomp-lib-lto.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 // Check that we can use `-C lto` when linking against libraries that were
 // separately compiled.
 
-// ignore-android linker weridness (see #18800)
 // aux-build:sepcomp_lib.rs
 // compile-flags: -C lto
 // no-prefer-dynamic
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/smallest-hello-world.rs b/src/test/run-pass/smallest-hello-world.rs
index 197890c12771..61b2fc8b50f5 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/smallest-hello-world.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/smallest-hello-world.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// ignore-android
-
 // Smallest "hello world" with a libc runtime
 
 #![feature(intrinsics, lang_items, start, no_std)]
@@ -34,3 +32,6 @@ fn main(_: int, _: *const *const u8) -> int {
     return 0;
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+#[link(name="gcc")]
+extern { }