diff --git a/extract-files.sh b/extract-files.sh
index 7f5d574..d31fd25 100755
--- a/extract-files.sh
+++ b/extract-files.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ MY_DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
 if [[ ! -d "${MY_DIR}" ]]; then MY_DIR="${PWD}"; fi
 
 ANDROID_ROOT="${MY_DIR}/../../.."
+export TARGET_ENABLE_CHECKELF="true"
 
 HELPER="${ANDROID_ROOT}/tools/extract-utils/extract_utils.sh"
 if [ ! -f "${HELPER}" ]; then
diff --git a/setup-makefiles.sh b/setup-makefiles.sh
index 91759ee..3815774 100755
--- a/setup-makefiles.sh
+++ b/setup-makefiles.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ MY_DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
 if [[ ! -d "${MY_DIR}" ]]; then MY_DIR="${PWD}"; fi
 
 ANDROID_ROOT="${MY_DIR}/../../.."
+export TARGET_ENABLE_CHECKELF="true"
 
 HELPER="${ANDROID_ROOT}/tools/extract-utils/extract_utils.sh"
 if [ ! -f "${HELPER}" ]; then