diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/kivy/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
index 975c855334..53e3877a48 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/kivy/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 from pythonforandroid.toolchain import CythonRecipe, shprint, current_directory, ArchARM
-from os.path import exists, join
+from os.path import exists, join, basename
 import sh
 import glob
 
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ def cythonize_build(self, env, build_dir='.'):
                 shprint(sh.cp, '-r', join('kivy', 'include'),
                         join(dirn, 'kivy'))
 
+    def cythonize_file(self, env, build_dir, filename):
+        # We can ignore a few files that aren't important to the
+        # android build, and may not work on Android anyway
+        do_not_cythonize = ['window_x11.pyx', ]
+        if basename(filename) in do_not_cythonize:
+            return
+        super(KivyRecipe, self).cythonize_file(env, build_dir, filename)
+
     def get_recipe_env(self, arch):
         env = super(KivyRecipe, self).get_recipe_env(arch)
         if 'sdl2' in self.ctx.recipe_build_order: