diff --git a/projects/mtg/Android/jni/Android.mk b/projects/mtg/Android/jni/Android.mk
index 3d74c1546..70a878950 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/Android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/projects/mtg/Android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ SDL_PATH := $(JGE_PATH)/Dependencies/SDL
 BOOST_PATH := $(MY_WAGIC_ROOT)/Boost
 JPEG_PATH := $(JGE_PATH)/Dependencies/libjpeg
 PNG_PATH := $(JGE_PATH)/Dependencies/libpng
+DEBUG ?= DEBUG
 
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DLINUX -DANDROID -DSDL_CONFIG -D_DEBUG
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DLINUX -DANDROID -DSDL_CONFIG -D_$(DEBUG)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -D_STLP_USE_SIMPLE_NODE_ALLOC
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -D__arm__ -D_REENTRANT -D_GLIBCXX__PTHREADS
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libpng libjpeg
@@ -191,4 +192,4 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 # SDL dynamic lib
 include $(MY_LOCAL_PATH)/$(SDL_PATH)/Android.mk
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
\ No newline at end of file
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
diff --git a/projects/mtg/Android/jni/Application.mk b/projects/mtg/Android/jni/Application.mk
index f4960f98e..01804bb30 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/Android/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/projects/mtg/Android/jni/Application.mk
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ APP_PROJECT_PATH := $(call my-dir)/..
 APP_CPPFLAGS += -frtti -fexceptions
 APP_ABI := armeabi armeabi-v7a
 APP_STL := gnustl_static
-APP_MODULES := libpng libjpeg main SDL
\ No newline at end of file
+APP_MODULES := libpng libjpeg main SDL
+
+#APP_OPTIM is 'release' by default
+APP_OPTIM := release
diff --git a/projects/mtg/Android/project.properties b/projects/mtg/Android/project.properties
index 60bad6999..c6998b3d1 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/Android/project.properties
+++ b/projects/mtg/Android/project.properties
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 #proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
 
 # Project target.
-target=Intel Corporation:Intel Atom x86 System Image:10
+target=android-9