diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index 632962f..ea600db 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ socket_t create_socket(const char *host, int port, int address_family,
   auto service = std::to_string(port);
 
   if (getaddrinfo(host, service.c_str(), &hints, &result)) {
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined __linux__ && !defined __ANDROID__
     res_init();
 #endif
     return INVALID_SOCKET;