diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-builds-on-master.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux-builds-on-master.yaml
index 40bcc9c12e..e6abc77cb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-builds-on-master.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-builds-on-master.yaml
@@ -101,27 +101,7 @@ jobs:
             docker build -t "$DOCKER" -f "ci/docker/${DOCKER}/Dockerfile" .
           fi
       - name: Run the build within the docker image
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p "${PWD}/target"
-          chown -R "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" "${PWD}/target"
-          docker run \
-            --entrypoint sh \
-            --user "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" \
-            --volume "$(rustc --print sysroot)":/rustc-sysroot:ro \
-            --volume "${PWD}":/checkout:ro \
-            --volume "${PWD}"/target:/checkout/target \
-            --workdir /checkout \
-            --env TARGET="${TARGET}" \
-            --env SKIP_TESTS="${SKIP_TESTS}" \
-            --volume "${HOME}/.cargo:/cargo" \
-            --env CARGO_HOME=/cargo \
-            --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/checkout/target \
-            --env LIBZ_SYS_STATIC=1 \
-            --tty \
-            --init \
-            --rm \
-            "${DOCKER}" \
-            -c 'PATH="${PATH}":/rustc-sysroot/bin bash ci/run.bash'
+        run: ./ci/run-in-docker.sh $TARGET $SKIP_TESTS $DOCKER
       - name: Upload the built artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-builds-on-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux-builds-on-pr.yaml
index df70bfb5c4..52ad3cf4f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-builds-on-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-builds-on-pr.yaml
@@ -94,27 +94,7 @@ jobs:
             docker build -t "$DOCKER" -f "ci/docker/${DOCKER}/Dockerfile" .
           fi
       - name: Run the build within the docker image
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p "${PWD}/target"
-          chown -R "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" "${PWD}/target"
-          docker run \
-            --entrypoint sh \
-            --user "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" \
-            --volume "$(rustc --print sysroot)":/rustc-sysroot:ro \
-            --volume "${PWD}":/checkout:ro \
-            --volume "${PWD}"/target:/checkout/target \
-            --workdir /checkout \
-            --env TARGET="${TARGET}" \
-            --env SKIP_TESTS="${SKIP_TESTS}" \
-            --volume "${HOME}/.cargo:/cargo" \
-            --env CARGO_HOME=/cargo \
-            --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/checkout/target \
-            --env LIBZ_SYS_STATIC=1 \
-            --tty \
-            --init \
-            --rm \
-            "${DOCKER}" \
-            -c 'PATH="${PATH}":/rustc-sysroot/bin bash ci/run.bash'
+        run: ./ci/run-in-docker.sh $TARGET "${SKIP_TESTS}" $DOCKER
       - name: Upload the built artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
diff --git a/ci/docker/android/Dockerfile b/ci/docker/android/Dockerfile
index 29d0abc7da..0f663f22a2 100644
--- a/ci/docker/android/Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/docker/android/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 FROM rust-android
 
-ENV PATH=$PATH:/android/ndk/arm-21/bin:/android/ndk/arm64-21/bin:/android/ndk/x86-21/bin:/android/ndk/x86_64-21/bin \
+# See https://github.com/rust-lang/cc-rs#external-configuration-via-environment-variables
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/android/ndk/arm64-21/bin:/android/ndk/x86_64-21/bin:/android/ndk/x86-21/bin \
     CC_arm_linux_androideabi=arm-linux-androideabi-clang \
     CC_armv7_linux_androideabi=arm-linux-androideabi-clang \
     CC_aarch64_linux_android=aarch64-linux-android-clang \
+    AR_aarch64_linux_android=llvm-ar \
     CC_i686_linux_android=i686-linux-android-clang \
     CC_x86_64_linux_android=x86_64-linux-android-clang \
     CXX_arm_linux_androideabi=arm-linux-androideabi-clang++ \
diff --git a/ci/run-in-docker.sh b/ci/run-in-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..590a3b01aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/run-in-docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux -o pipefail
+
+TARGET=$1
+SKIP_TESTS=$2
+DOCKER=$3
+
+mkdir -p "${PWD}/target"
+chown -R "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" "${PWD}/target"
+docker run \
+    --entrypoint sh \
+    --user "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" \
+    --volume "$(rustc --print sysroot)":/rustc-sysroot:ro \
+    --volume "${PWD}":/checkout:ro \
+    --volume "${PWD}"/target:/checkout/target \
+    --workdir /checkout \
+    --env TARGET="${TARGET}" \
+    --env SKIP_TESTS="${SKIP_TESTS}" \
+    --volume "${HOME}/.cargo:/cargo" \
+    --env CARGO_HOME=/cargo \
+    --env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/checkout/target \
+    --env LIBZ_SYS_STATIC=1 \
+    --tty \
+    --init \
+    --rm \
+    "${DOCKER}" \
+    -c 'PATH="${PATH}":/rustc-sysroot/bin bash ci/run.bash'
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