diff --git a/metadata/io.ente.photos.fdroid.yml b/metadata/io.ente.photos.fdroid.yml
index 5b1115deb2..5102884125 100644
--- a/metadata/io.ente.photos.fdroid.yml
+++ b/metadata/io.ente.photos.fdroid.yml
@@ -1517,16 +1517,16 @@ Builds:
 
   - versionName: 0.8.44
     versionCode: 564
-    disable: https://github.com/ente-io/photos-app/issues/1653
     commit: fdd61926ed5a73bf7ce92cac86a0aa753df177bd
     submodules: true
     sudo:
       - apt-get update
-      - apt-get install -y automake libtool make
+      - apt-get install -y automake libtool make gcc-multilib libc-dev
     output: build/app/outputs/apk/fdroid/release/app-fdroid-release.apk
     srclibs:
       - libsodium@ee009287afd480b60a9a4d75b19afdc0f705e9d9
       - transistor-background-fetch@6feb11c93f4e5debf7792e7e7c444f3d62ac733c
+      - rustup@1.25.2
     rm:
       - ios
       - android/app/src/main/jniLibs/*/*libtensor*.so
@@ -1542,6 +1542,10 @@ Builds:
       - .pub-cache
     build:
       - export PUB_CACHE=$(pwd)/.pub-cache
+      - $$rustup$$/rustup-init.sh -y --default-toolchain 1.75.0 -t i686-linux-android
+        x86_64-linux-android -t armv7-linux-androideabi aarch64-linux-androi
+      - source $HOME/.cargo/env
+      - bash ./scripts/build_isar.sh
       - pushd $$libsodium$$
       - ./autogen.sh -s
       - ./dist-build/android-armv7-a.sh
@@ -1560,7 +1564,7 @@ Builds:
       - mv $$transistor-background-fetch$$/android/tsbackgroundfetch/build/outputs/aar/tsbackgroundfetch-release.aar
         $PUB_CACHE/hosted/pub.dev/background_fetch-1.2.1/android/libs/com/transistorsoft/tsbackgroundfetch/1.0.2/tsbackgroundfetch-1.0.2.aar
       - thirdparty/flutter/bin/flutter build apk --flavor fdroid -t lib/main.dart
-    ndk: r21
+    ndk: r25c
 
 AutoUpdateMode: Version
 UpdateCheckMode: Tags ^fdroid-