diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 0234ad7df..f4bba742d 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@
             'android_ndk_absolute_root%': '<!(cd <(DEPTH) && pwd -P)/third_party/android_tools/ndk/',
             'android_host_arch%': '<!(uname -m)',
             # Version of the NDK. Used to ensure full rebuilds on NDK rolls.
-            'android_ndk_version%': 'r11c',
+            'android_ndk_version%': 'r10e',
             # Android API-level of the SDK used for compilation.
             'android_sdk_version%': '23',
             'android_sdk_build_tools_version%': '23.0.1',
diff --git a/config/android/config.gni b/config/android/config.gni
index 8fc612b6f..56c38f3f1 100644
--- a/config/android/config.gni
+++ b/config/android/config.gni
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if (is_android) {
 
   if (!defined(default_android_ndk_root)) {
     default_android_ndk_root = "//third_party/android_tools/ndk"
-    default_android_ndk_version = "r11c"
+    default_android_ndk_version = "r10e"
   }
 
   if (!defined(default_android_sdk_root)) {