diff --git a/examples/android/helloworld/app/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/android/helloworld/app/CMakeLists.txt
index f449a5ce2ea..160eb845d99 100644
--- a/examples/android/helloworld/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/android/helloworld/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4.1)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
 
+# https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/issues/626
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DABSL_NO_XRAY_ATTRIBUTES=1")
+
 set(helloworld_PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE "/usr/local/bin/protoc" CACHE STRING "Protoc binary on host")
 set(helloworld_GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN_EXECUTABLE "/usr/local/bin/grpc_cpp_plugin" CACHE STRING "gRPC CPP plugin binary on host")
 
diff --git a/src/android/test/interop/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/android/test/interop/app/CMakeLists.txt
index e288dd63cec..53fbe594499 100644
--- a/src/android/test/interop/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/android/test/interop/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4.1)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
 
+# https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/issues/626
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DABSL_NO_XRAY_ATTRIBUTES=1")
+
 set(PROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE "/usr/local/bin/protoc" CACHE STRING "Protoc binary on host")
 set(gRPC_CPP_PLUGIN_EXECUTABLE "/usr/local/bin/grpc_cpp_plugin" CACHE STRING "gRPC CPP plugin binary on host")