diff --git a/modules/webm/libvpx/SCsub b/modules/webm/libvpx/SCsub
index 73ba17d184..aa282338cb 100644
--- a/modules/webm/libvpx/SCsub
+++ b/modules/webm/libvpx/SCsub
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ if webm_cpu_x86:
 if webm_cpu_arm:
     if env["platform"] == 'iphone':
         env_libvpx["ASFLAGS"] = '-arch armv7'
-    elif env["platform"] == 'android' or env["platform"] == 'x11' or env["platform"] == 'server':
+    elif env["platform"] == 'android' and env["android_arch"] == 'armv7' or env["platform"] == 'x11' or env["platform"] == 'server':
         env_libvpx["ASFLAGS"] = '-mfpu=neon'
     elif env["platform"] == 'uwp':
         env_libvpx["AS"] = 'armasm'
@@ -389,5 +389,5 @@ elif webm_cpu_arm:
         env_libvpx.add_source_files(env.modules_sources, libvpx_sources_arm_neon_armasm_ms)
     elif env["platform"] == 'iphone':
         env_libvpx.add_source_files(env.modules_sources, libvpx_sources_arm_neon_gas_apple)
-    else:
+    elif not env["android_arch"] == 'arm64v8':
         env_libvpx.add_source_files(env.modules_sources, libvpx_sources_arm_neon_gas)
diff --git a/platform/android/detect.py b/platform/android/detect.py
index 892b1b6a85..971368db17 100644
--- a/platform/android/detect.py
+++ b/platform/android/detect.py
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ def get_name():
 
 
 def can_build():
-
     return ("ANDROID_NDK_ROOT" in os.environ)
 
 
+def get_platform(platform):
+    return int(platform.split("-")[1])
+
+
 def get_opts():
     from SCons.Variables import BoolVariable, EnumVariable
 
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ def configure(env):
         else:
             env.extra_suffix = ".armv7" + env.extra_suffix
     elif env["android_arch"] == "arm64v8":
+        if get_platform(env["ndk_platform"]) < 21:
+            print("WARNING: android_arch=arm64v8 is not supported by ndk_platform lower than andorid-21; setting ndk_platform=android-21")
+            env["ndk_platform"] = "android-21"
         env['ARCH'] = 'arch-arm64'
         target_subpath = "aarch64-linux-android-4.9"
         abi_subpath = "aarch64-linux-android"
@@ -160,12 +166,13 @@ def configure(env):
     elif (sys.platform.startswith('win')):
         if (platform.machine().endswith('64')):
             host_subpath = "windows-x86_64"
-            if env["android_arch"] == "arm64v8":
-                mt_link = False
         else:
             mt_link = False
             host_subpath = "windows"
 
+    if env["android_arch"] == "arm64v8":
+        mt_link = False
+
     compiler_path = env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + "/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/" + host_subpath + "/bin"
     gcc_toolchain_path = env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + "/toolchains/" + target_subpath + "/prebuilt/" + host_subpath
     tools_path = gcc_toolchain_path + "/" + abi_subpath + "/bin"
@@ -199,7 +206,7 @@ def configure(env):
         env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-isystem", sysroot + "/usr/include"])
         env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-isystem", sysroot + "/usr/include/" + abi_subpath])
         # For unified headers this define has to be set manually
-        env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-D__ANDROID_API__=" + str(int(env['ndk_platform'].split("-")[1]))])
+        env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-D__ANDROID_API__=" + str(get_platform(env['ndk_platform']))])
     else:
         print("Using NDK deprecated headers")
         env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-isystem", lib_sysroot + "/usr/include"])
@@ -254,10 +261,10 @@ def configure(env):
     env.Append(LINKFLAGS=target_opts)
     env.Append(LINKFLAGS=common_opts)
 
-    env.Append(LIBPATH=[env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + '/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9/prebuilt/' +
+    env.Append(LIBPATH=[env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] + '/toolchains/' + target_subpath + '/prebuilt/' +
                         host_subpath + '/lib/gcc/' + abi_subpath + '/4.9.x'])
     env.Append(LIBPATH=[env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] +
-                        '/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9/prebuilt/' + host_subpath + '/' + abi_subpath + '/lib'])
+                        '/toolchains/' + target_subpath + '/prebuilt/' + host_subpath + '/' + abi_subpath + '/lib'])
 
     env.Append(CPPPATH=['#platform/android'])
     env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DANDROID_ENABLED', '-DUNIX_ENABLED', '-DNO_FCNTL', '-DMPC_FIXED_POINT'])
diff --git a/thirdparty/libvpx/vpx_config.h b/thirdparty/libvpx/vpx_config.h
index 9ed45d4006..fb9e13c4ad 100644
--- a/thirdparty/libvpx/vpx_config.h
+++ b/thirdparty/libvpx/vpx_config.h
@@ -42,13 +42,20 @@
 	#define HAVE_SSE2 1
 	#define HAVE_SSSE3 1
 	#define HAVE_AVX2 1
-#elif defined(__arm__) || defined(__TARGET_ARCH_ARM) || defined(_M_ARM) || defined(__aarch64__)
+#elif defined(__arm__) || defined(__TARGET_ARCH_ARM) || defined(_M_ARM)
 	#define ARCH_X86 0
 	#define ARCH_X86_64 0
 
 	#define ARCH_ARM 1
 	#define HAVE_NEON 1
 	#define HAVE_NEON_ASM 1
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+	#define ARCH_X86 0
+	#define ARCH_X86_64 0
+
+	#define ARCH_ARM 1
+	#define HAVE_NEON 0
+	#define HAVE_NEON_ASM 0
 #else
 	#define ARCH_X86 0
 	#define ARCH_X86_64 0