diff --git a/libsession-util/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/libsession-util/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 487fa7e454..24d389c8cb 100644
--- a/libsession-util/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsession-util/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 # or SHARED, and provides the relative paths to its source code.
 # You can define multiple libraries, and CMake builds them for you.
 # Gradle automatically packages shared libraries with your APK.
-set(STATIC_BUNDLE ON)
-#set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "")
+
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "")
 add_subdirectory(../../../libsession-util libsession)
 
 add_library( # Sets the name of the library.
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ find_library( # Sets the name of the path variable.
         # you want CMake to locate.
         log)
 
+# Copy libsodium-internal.so into the library output dir manually because gradle invokes cmake in
+# ways that doesn't properly do this:
+get_target_property(sodium_lib_loc libsodium-internal IMPORTED_LOCATION)
+add_custom_command(TARGET session_util POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND
+    ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${sodium_lib_loc} ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+
 # Specifies libraries CMake should link to your target library. You
 # can link multiple libraries, such as libraries you define in this
 # build script, prebuilt third-party libraries, or system libraries.