diff --git a/src/common/error.cpp b/src/common/error.cpp
index ddb03bd45..1b2009db7 100644
--- a/src/common/error.cpp
+++ b/src/common/error.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ std::string NativeErrorToString(int e) {
     return ret;
 #else
     char err_str[255];
-#if defined(__GLIBC__) && (_GNU_SOURCE || (_POSIX_C_SOURCE < 200112L && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 600))
+#if defined(ANDROID) ||                                                                            \
+    (defined(__GLIBC__) && (_GNU_SOURCE || (_POSIX_C_SOURCE < 200112L && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 600)))
     // Thread safe (GNU-specific)
     const char* str = strerror_r(e, err_str, sizeof(err_str));
     return std::string(str);