diff --git a/include/diy/io/utils.hpp b/include/diy/io/utils.hpp
index af05de2c4dface5d110fb509bb14b5e49df336dc..c857560effc12023d4107c35633c249014ea89ef 100644
--- a/include/diy/io/utils.hpp
+++ b/include/diy/io/utils.hpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace utils
     s_template[filename.size()] = 0;
 
     int handle = -1;
-#if defined(__MACH__)
+#if defined(__MACH__) || defined(__ANDROID_API__)
     // TODO: figure out how to open with O_SYNC
     handle = ::mkstemp(s_template.get());
 #else