diff --git a/cargo-apk/CHANGELOG.md b/cargo-apk/CHANGELOG.md
index 594a7005..1f99770d 100644
--- a/cargo-apk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cargo-apk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
 - Move NDK r23 `-lgcc` workaround to `ndk-build::cargo::cargo_ndk`, to also apply to our `cargo apk --` invocations. ([#286](https://github.com/rust-windowing/android-ndk-rs/pull/286))
+- Append `--target` to blanket `cargo apk --` calls when not provided by the user. ([#287](https://github.com/rust-windowing/android-ndk-rs/pull/287))
 
 # 0.9.1 (2022-05-12)
 
diff --git a/cargo-apk/src/apk.rs b/cargo-apk/src/apk.rs
index 892ba01d..ae8e997f 100644
--- a/cargo-apk/src/apk.rs
+++ b/cargo-apk/src/apk.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ impl<'a> ApkBuilder<'a> {
 
     pub fn check(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         for target in &self.build_targets {
-            let triple = target.rust_triple();
             let mut cargo = cargo_ndk(
                 &self.ndk,
                 *target,
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ impl<'a> ApkBuilder<'a> {
             )?;
             cargo.arg("check");
             if self.cmd.target().is_none() {
+                let triple = target.rust_triple();
                 cargo.arg("--target").arg(triple);
             }
             cargo.args(self.cmd.args());
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ impl<'a> ApkBuilder<'a> {
                 self.cmd.target_dir(),
             )?;
             cargo.args(self.cmd.args());
+
+            if self.cmd.target().is_none() {
+                let triple = target.rust_triple();
+                cargo.arg("--target").arg(triple);
+            }
+
             if !cargo.status()?.success() {
                 return Err(NdkError::CmdFailed(cargo).into());
             }