diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index acf40d0..8ec8f32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [1.8.1]
+
+### Changed
+ - build for android using android NDK
+
 ## [1.8.0]
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 27f9cd3..a8fdfda 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0
+1.8.1
diff --git a/mei.c b/mei.c
index d48245f..21cdee0 100644
--- a/mei.c
+++ b/mei.c
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #ifdef ANDROID
 #define LOG_TAG "libmei"
-#include <cutils/log.h>
-#define mei_msg(_me, fmt, ARGS...) ALOGV_IF((_me->log_level >= MEI_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE), fmt, ##ARGS)
+#include <android/log_macros.h>
+#define mei_msg(_me, fmt, ARGS...) \
+((_me->log_level >= MEI_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE) \
+? (void)ALOGV(fmt, ##ARGS) \
+: (void)0)
+
 #define mei_err(_me, fmt, ARGS...) ALOGE(fmt, ##ARGS)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static inline void __dump_buffer(const char *buf)