diff --git a/bin/symbols-check.py b/bin/symbols-check.py
index dd36470d768..12c63812c9a 100644
--- a/bin/symbols-check.py
+++ b/bin/symbols-check.py
@@ -13,6 +13,34 @@ PLATFORM_SYMBOLS = [
     '__cxa_guard_abort',
     '__cxa_guard_acquire',
     '__cxa_guard_release',
+    '__cxa_allocate_dependent_exception',
+    '__cxa_allocate_exception',
+    '__cxa_begin_catch',
+    '__cxa_call_unexpected',
+    '__cxa_current_exception_type',
+    '__cxa_current_primary_exception',
+    '__cxa_decrement_exception_refcount',
+    '__cxa_deleted_virtual',
+    '__cxa_demangle',
+    '__cxa_end_catch',
+    '__cxa_free_dependent_exception',
+    '__cxa_free_exception',
+    '__cxa_get_exception_ptr',
+    '__cxa_get_globals',
+    '__cxa_get_globals_fast',
+    '__cxa_increment_exception_refcount',
+    '__cxa_new_handler',
+    '__cxa_pure_virtual',
+    '__cxa_rethrow',
+    '__cxa_rethrow_primary_exception',
+    '__cxa_terminate_handler',
+    '__cxa_throw',
+    '__cxa_uncaught_exception',
+    '__cxa_uncaught_exceptions',
+    '__cxa_unexpected_handler',
+    '__dynamic_cast',
+    '__emutls_get_address',
+    '__gxx_personality_v0',
     '__end__',
     '__odr_asan._glapi_Context',
     '__odr_asan._glapi_Dispatch',
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e1bedff9be6..43e90c210a9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -823,6 +823,19 @@ if with_android_stub and not with_platform_android
   error('`-D android-stub=true` makes no sense without `-D platforms=android`')
 endif
 
+if get_option('android-libbacktrace') == 'auto'
+  with_libbacktrace = with_platform_android
+else
+  with_libbacktrace = get_option('android-libbacktrace') == 'true'
+  if with_libbacktrace and not with_platform_android
+    error('`-D android-libbacktrace=true` makes no sense without `-D platforms=android`')
+  endif
+endif
+
+if with_libbacktrace
+  cpp_args += '-DWITH_LIBBACKTRACE'
+endif
+
 if with_platform_android
   dep_android_mapper4 = null_dep
   if not with_android_stub
@@ -830,8 +843,10 @@ if with_platform_android
       dependency('cutils'),
       dependency('hardware'),
       dependency('sync'),
-      dependency('backtrace')
     ]
+    if with_libbacktrace
+      dep_android += dependency('backtrace')
+    endif
     if get_option('platform-sdk-version') >= 26
       dep_android += dependency('nativewindow')
     endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 483e05a0e45..3a1490f97bc 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,13 @@ option(
   value : false,
   description : 'Build against android-stub',
 )
-
+option(
+  'android-libbacktrace',
+  type : 'combo',
+  value : 'auto',
+  choices : ['auto', 'true', 'false'],
+  description : 'Use Android\'s libbacktrace',
+)
 option(
   'dri3',
   type : 'feature',
diff --git a/src/android_stub/meson.build b/src/android_stub/meson.build
index 86f88caea34..6097ae8ef07 100644
--- a/src/android_stub/meson.build
+++ b/src/android_stub/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 if with_android_stub
   stub_libs = []
+  lib_names = ['cutils', 'hardware', 'log', 'nativewindow', 'sync']
 
-  foreach lib : ['backtrace', 'cutils', 'hardware', 'log', 'nativewindow', 'sync']
+  if with_libbacktrace
+    lib_names += ['backtrace']
+  endif
+
+  foreach lib : lib_names
     stub_libs += shared_library(
       lib,
       files(lib + '_stub.cpp'),
diff --git a/src/util/u_debug_stack_android.cpp b/src/util/u_debug_stack_android.cpp
index 2c7b2d53676..4481771baf9 100644
--- a/src/util/u_debug_stack_android.cpp
+++ b/src/util/u_debug_stack_android.cpp
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
  * IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include "u_debug_stack.h"
+
+#if WITH_LIBBACKTRACE
+
 #include <backtrace/Backtrace.h>
 
 #include "util/simple_mtx.h"
 #include "util/u_debug.h"
-#include "u_debug_stack.h"
 #include "util/hash_table.h"
 #include "util/u_thread.h"
 
@@ -120,3 +123,27 @@ debug_backtrace_print(FILE *f,
                  backtrace[i].off);
    }
 }
+
+#else
+
+void
+debug_backtrace_capture(debug_stack_frame *backtrace,
+                        unsigned start_frame,
+                        unsigned nr_frames)
+{
+}
+
+void
+debug_backtrace_dump(const debug_stack_frame *backtrace,
+                     unsigned nr_frames)
+{
+}
+
+void
+debug_backtrace_print(FILE *f,
+                      const debug_stack_frame *backtrace,
+                      unsigned nr_frames)
+{
+}
+
+#endif // WITH_LIBBACKTRACE
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