diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7651701f..70138369 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,74 +31,3 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: ${{ matrix.host }}-x
         path: bin/x${{ matrix.host == 'windows-latest' && '.exe' || '' }}
-
-  build-template:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        host:
-        - ubuntu-latest
-        - macos-latest
-        - windows-latest
-        opt:
-        - debug
-        - release
-        target:
-        - platform: linux
-          arch: x64
-        - platform: macos
-          arch: x64
-        - platform: windows
-          arch: x64
-        - platform: android
-          arch: arm64
-        - platform: ios
-          arch: arm64
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.host }}
-    needs: build
-    steps:
-    - name: install rust
-      uses: hecrj/setup-rust-action@v1
-      with:
-        rust-version: stable
-
-    - name: install x
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: ${{ matrix.host }}-x
-    - run: chmod +x ./x
-      if: ${{ matrix.host == 'ubuntu-latest' || matrix.host == 'macos-latest' }}
-
-    - name: install llvm ubuntu
-      if: ${{ matrix.host == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install llvm
-
-    - name: install llvm macos
-      if: ${{ matrix.host == 'macos-latest' }}
-      run: |
-        brew install llvm
-        echo "/usr/local/opt/llvm/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-    - name: install java
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-      with:
-        distribution: temurin
-        java-version: 11
-
-    - name: install linux dependencies
-      if: ${{ matrix.host == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libgtk-3-dev squashfs-tools
-
-    - name: create project
-      run: ./x new template
-
-    # only linux can target linux as it is not clear what that even is exactly
-    # glibc/musl gtk/qt x11/wayland
-    # windows doesn't support posix symlinks so can't cross compile to macos/ios
-    - name: build project
-      if: >
-        !(matrix.host == 'macos-latest' && matrix.target.platform == 'linux' ||
-          matrix.host == 'windows-latest' && contains(fromJson('["linux", "macos", "ios"]'), matrix.target.platform))
-      run: ../x build --platform ${{ matrix.target.platform }} --arch ${{ matrix.target.arch }} --${{ matrix.opt }}
-      working-directory: template
diff --git a/xbuild/src/cargo/mod.rs b/xbuild/src/cargo/mod.rs
index 895c04a4..233252a1 100644
--- a/xbuild/src/cargo/mod.rs
+++ b/xbuild/src/cargo/mod.rs
@@ -307,11 +307,14 @@ impl CargoBuild {
     pub fn use_android_ndk(&mut self, path: &Path, target_sdk_version: u32) -> Result<()> {
         let path = dunce::canonicalize(path)?;
         let ndk_triple = self.target.ndk_triple();
+        assert_eq!(Some(ndk_triple), self.triple);
+        let ndk_versioned_triple = format!("{ndk_triple}{target_sdk_version}");
         self.cfg_tool(Tool::Cc, "clang");
         self.cfg_tool(Tool::Cxx, "clang++");
         self.cfg_tool(Tool::Ar, "llvm-ar");
         self.cfg_tool(Tool::Linker, "clang");
         self.set_sysroot(&path);
+        self.add_cflag(&format!("--target={ndk_versioned_triple}"));
         self.add_cxxflag("-stdlib=libc++");
         let lib_dir = path.join("usr").join("lib").join(ndk_triple);
         let sdk_lib_dir = lib_dir.join(target_sdk_version.to_string());
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ impl CargoBuild {
             target_sdk_version
         );
         self.use_ld("lld");
-        self.add_link_arg("--target=aarch64-linux-android");
+        self.add_link_arg(&format!("--target={ndk_versioned_triple}"));
         self.add_link_arg(&format!("-B{}", sdk_lib_dir.display()));
         self.add_link_arg(&format!("-L{}", sdk_lib_dir.display()));
         self.add_link_arg(&format!("-L{}", lib_dir.display()));