diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6b57a37..fc50b48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
             platform: android
             artifact-name: godot-cpp-android-arm64-release
             artifact-path: bin/libgodot-cpp.android.release.arm64.a
-            flags: arch=arm64
+            flags: ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_HOME arch=arm64
 
           - name: 🍏 iOS (arm64)
             os: macos-11
diff --git a/tools/android.py b/tools/android.py
index 98c3b3f..e96f9e6 100644
--- a/tools/android.py
+++ b/tools/android.py
@@ -18,19 +18,15 @@ def options(opts):
 
 
 def exists(env):
-    if not "ANDROID_NDK_ROOT" in os.environ:
-        return False
-    return True
+    return "ANDROID_NDK_ROOT" in os.environ or "ANDROID_NDK_ROOT" in ARGUMENTS
 
 
 def generate(env):
-    if not "ANDROID_NDK_ROOT" in os.environ:
+    if "ANDROID_NDK_ROOT" not in env:
         raise ValueError(
             "To build for Android, ANDROID_NDK_ROOT must be defined. Please set ANDROID_NDK_ROOT to the root folder of your Android NDK installation."
         )
 
-    env["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"] = os.environ["ANDROID_NDK_ROOT"]
-
     if env["arch"] not in ("arm64", "x86_64", "arm32", "x86_32"):
         print("Only arm64, x86_64, arm32, and x86_32 are supported on Android. Exiting.")
         Exit()