diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/libsodium/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/libsodium/__init__.py
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+from pythonforandroid.toolchain import Recipe, shprint, shutil, current_directory
+from os.path import exists, join
+import sh
+
+class LibsodiumRecipe(Recipe):
+    version = '1.0.8'
+    url = 'https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/releases/download/{version}/libsodium-{version}.tar.gz'
+    depends = ['python2']
+
+    def should_build(self, arch):
+        super(LibsodiumRecipe, self).should_build(arch)
+        return not exists(join(self.ctx.get_libs_dir(arch.arch), 'libsodium.so'))
+
+    def build_arch(self, arch):
+        super(LibsodiumRecipe, self).build_arch(arch)
+        env = self.get_recipe_env(arch)
+        with current_directory(self.get_build_dir(arch.arch)):
+            bash = sh.Command('bash')
+            shprint(bash, 'configure', '--enable-minimal', '--disable-soname-versions', '--host=arm-linux-androideabi', '--enable-shared', _env=env)
+            shprint(sh.make, _env=env)
+            shutil.copyfile('src/libsodium/.libs/libsodium.so', join(self.ctx.get_libs_dir(arch.arch), 'libsodium.so'))
+
+    def get_recipe_env(self, arch):
+        env = super(LibsodiumRecipe, self).get_recipe_env(arch)
+        env['CFLAGS'] += ' -Os'
+        return env
+
+recipe = LibsodiumRecipe()