diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 10eab58b5..c49752de9 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@ def _get_csharp_properties(args: argparse.Namespace):
 def _run_android_tests(args, ):
     # only run the tests on the emulator for x86_64 currently.
     # TODO: may also be possible to run on a Mac with an arm64 chip
-    if args.android_abi != "x86_64":
-        log.info("Skipping Android tests as they are only supported on x86_64 currently.")
-        return
+    # if args.android_abi != "x86_64":
+    #     log.info("Skipping Android tests as they are only supported on x86_64 currently.")
+    #     return
 
     if not args.build_java:
         # currently we only have an Android test app that we run on the emulator to test the Java bindings.