diff --git a/extract-files.sh b/extract-files.sh
index 34c9824..0db0d9c 100755
--- a/extract-files.sh
+++ b/extract-files.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ 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
     echo "Unable to find helper script at ${HELPER}"
diff --git a/setup-makefiles.sh b/setup-makefiles.sh
index 836bfe1..292a719 100755
--- a/setup-makefiles.sh
+++ b/setup-makefiles.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ if [[ ! -d "${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
     echo "Unable to find helper script at ${HELPER}"