diff --git a/src/runtime/run-program.c b/src/runtime/run-program.c
index 929ac9914..fc48ebc40 100644
--- a/src/runtime/run-program.c
+++ b/src/runtime/run-program.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void closefrom_fallback(int lowfd)
 {
     int fd, maxfd;
 
-#ifdef SVR4
+#if defined(SVR4) || defined(LISP_FEATURE_ANDROID)
     maxfd = sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX)-1;
 #else
     maxfd = getdtablesize()-1;