diff --git a/appops/Android.mk b/appops/Android.mk
index 09ba90ba..1551931c 100644
--- a/appops/Android.mk
+++ b/appops/Android.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-define validate-xml-file
-	@echo "validating xml: $2"
-	@xmllint --noout --schema $1 $2
-endef
 LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 #######################################
 
@@ -13,7 +9,8 @@ include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_PATH)/appops_policy.xml $(APPOPS_POLICY_XSD_FILE) $(ACP)
 	@echo Validating $<
-	@xmllint --noout --schema $(APPOPS_POLICY_XSD_FILE) $<
+	@LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu xmllint \
+		--noout --schema $(APPOPS_POLICY_XSD_FILE) $<
 	$(copy-file-to-target)
 #######################################