diff --git a/base b/base
index 5343da418..db68822f9 160000
--- a/base
+++ b/base
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5343da41849231b02d56118c76e727488c967767
+Subproject commit db68822f9f1fd2472701b8d0c0677fe531b56333
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerdictionary.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerdictionary.lua
index a9956a9a2..a7ab37826 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerdictionary.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerdictionary.lua
@@ -4,15 +4,23 @@ local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
 local Screen = require("device").screen
+local Device = require("device")
 local JSON = require("json")
 local DEBUG = require("dbg")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 local T = require("ffi/util").template
 
-local ReaderDictionary = InputContainer:new{}
+local ReaderDictionary = InputContainer:new{
+    data_dir = nil,
+}
 
 function ReaderDictionary:init()
     self.ui.menu:registerToMainMenu(self)
+    if Device:isAndroid() then
+        self.data_dir = "/sdcard/koreader/data/dict"
+    else
+        self.data_dir = os.getenv("STARDICT_DATA_DIR") or "data/dict"
+    end
 end
 
 function ReaderDictionary:addToMainMenu(tab_item_table)
@@ -62,7 +70,8 @@ function ReaderDictionary:stardictLookup(word, box)
         word = require("util").stripePunctuations(word)
         DEBUG("stripped word:", word)
         -- escape quotes and other funny characters in word
-        local std_out = io.popen("./sdcv --utf8-input --utf8-output -nj "..("%q"):format(word), "r")
+        local std_out = io.popen("./sdcv --utf8-input --utf8-output -nj "
+            .. ("%q"):format(word) .. " --data-dir " .. self.data_dir, "r")
         local results_str = nil
         if std_out then
             results_str = std_out:read("*all")
diff --git a/platform/android/llapp_main.lua b/platform/android/llapp_main.lua
index 12b136a7a..94f2d12c9 100644
--- a/platform/android/llapp_main.lua
+++ b/platform/android/llapp_main.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ A.LOGI("intent file path " .. (file or ""))
 -- run koreader patch before koreader startup
 pcall(function() dofile("/sdcard/koreader/patch.lua") end)
 
+-- set proper permission for sdcv
+io.popen("chmod 755 ./sdcv")
+
 -- create fake command-line arguments
 arg = {"-d", file or "/sdcard"}
 dofile(A.dir.."/reader.lua")
diff --git a/platform/android/luajit-launcher b/platform/android/luajit-launcher
index 4c5c9f967..a00e3d1c7 160000
--- a/platform/android/luajit-launcher
+++ b/platform/android/luajit-launcher
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4c5c9f967418444d0ac20d775f0ae2a97a33d111
+Subproject commit a00e3d1c7f73756a3c3cf45b1828c2b55a903503