diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2db8d57..216bbab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Config...
 
-.EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES:
+# XXX this for some reason makes make hang on termux/android...
+# 		...do we actually need this???
+#.EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES:
 
 
 # NOTE: this makes things run consistently on different systems including