diff --git a/include/diy/io/utils.hpp b/include/diy/io/utils.hpp
index a5fa04add..3e44a470c 100644
--- a/include/diy/io/utils.hpp
+++ b/include/diy/io/utils.hpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ 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