diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/__init__.py
index b5afdca665..12f3717872 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class PyjniusRecipe(CythonRecipe):
     # "6553ad4" is one commit after last release (1.2.0)
     # it fixes method resolution, required for resolving requestPermissions()
-    version = '6553ad4'
+    version = '1.2.1'
     url = 'https://github.com/kivy/pyjnius/archive/{version}.zip'
     name = 'pyjnius'
     depends = [('genericndkbuild', 'sdl2'), 'six']
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/genericndkbuild_jnienv_getter.patch b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/genericndkbuild_jnienv_getter.patch
index ff2699415b..3d41dbb64c 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/genericndkbuild_jnienv_getter.patch
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/genericndkbuild_jnienv_getter.patch
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@ index ac89fec..71daa43 100644
  cdef JNIEnv *get_platform_jnienv():
 -    return SDL_ANDROID_GetJNIEnv()
 +    return <JNIEnv*>WebView_AndroidGetJNIEnv()
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 740510f..0c8e55f 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ except ImportError:
+diff --git a/jnius/env.py b/jnius/env.py
+--- a/jnius/env.py
++++ b/jnius/env.py
+@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ except ImportError:
  
- if PLATFORM == 'android':
-     # for android, we use SDL...
--    LIBRARIES = ['sdl', 'log']
-+    LIBRARIES = ['main', 'log']
-     LIBRARY_DIRS = ['libs/' + getenv('ARCH')]
- elif PLATFORM == 'darwin':
-     import subprocess
+ def get_libraries(platform):
+     if platform == 'android':
+         # for android, we use SDL...
+-        return ['sdl', 'log']
++        return ['main', 'log']
+ 
+     elif platform == 'win32':
+         return ['jvm']
+
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/sdl2_jnienv_getter.patch b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/sdl2_jnienv_getter.patch
index d208e5f69c..3fc63a2935 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/sdl2_jnienv_getter.patch
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/sdl2_jnienv_getter.patch
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ index ac89fec..71daa43 100644
  cdef JNIEnv *get_platform_jnienv():
 -    return SDL_ANDROID_GetJNIEnv()
 +    return <JNIEnv*>SDL_AndroidGetJNIEnv()
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+diff --git a/env.py b/env.py
 index 740510f..0c8e55f 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ except ImportError:
+--- a/jnius/env.py
++++ b/jnius/env.py
+@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ except ImportError:
  
- if PLATFORM == 'android':
-     # for android, we use SDL...
--    LIBRARIES = ['sdl', 'log']
-+    LIBRARIES = ['SDL2', 'log']
-     LIBRARY_DIRS = ['libs/' + getenv('ARCH')]
- elif PLATFORM == 'darwin':
-     import subprocess
+ def get_libraries(platform):
+     if platform == 'android':
+         # for android, we use SDL...
+-        return ['sdl', 'log']
++        return ['SDL2', 'log']
+ 
+     elif platform == 'win32':
+         return ['jvm']
+