--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         """
 
         if sys.platform == 'linux':
-            _dir_candidates = ['/dev/shm']
+            _dir_candidates = []
         else:
             _dir_candidates = []
 

--- a/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c
+++ b/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     _MULTIPROCESSING_RECV_METHODDEF
     _MULTIPROCESSING_SEND_METHODDEF
 #endif
-#if !defined(POSIX_SEMAPHORES_NOT_ENABLED) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
+#if !defined(POSIX_SEMAPHORES_NOT_ENABLED)
     _MULTIPROCESSING_SEM_UNLINK_METHODDEF
 #endif
     {NULL}

--- a/Modules/_multiprocessing/posixshmem.c
+++ b/Modules/_multiprocessing/posixshmem.c
@@ -11,6 +11,72 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#include <alloca.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+static int shm_unlink(const char *name) {
+    size_t namelen;
+    char *fname;
+
+    /* Construct the filename.  */
+    while (name[0] == '/') ++name;
+
+    if (name[0] == '\0') {
+        /* The name "/" is not supported.  */
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    namelen = strlen(name);
+    fname = (char *) alloca(sizeof("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/") - 1 + namelen + 1);
+    memcpy(fname, "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/", sizeof("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/") - 1);
+    memcpy(fname + sizeof("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/") - 1, name, namelen + 1);
+
+    return unlink(fname);
+}
+
+static int shm_open(const char *name, int oflag, mode_t mode) {
+    size_t namelen;
+    char *fname;
+    int fd;
+
+    /* Construct the filename.  */
+    while (name[0] == '/') ++name;
+
+    if (name[0] == '\0') {
+        /* The name "/" is not supported.  */
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    namelen = strlen(name);
+    fname = (char *) alloca(sizeof("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/") - 1 + namelen + 1);
+    memcpy(fname, "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/", sizeof("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/") - 1);
+    memcpy(fname + sizeof("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/") - 1, name, namelen + 1);
+
+    fd = open(fname, oflag, mode);
+    if (fd != -1) {
+        /* We got a descriptor.  Now set the FD_CLOEXEC bit.  */
+        int flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFD, 0);
+        flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
+        flags = fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, flags);
+
+        if (flags == -1) {
+            /* Something went wrong.  We cannot return the descriptor.  */
+            int save_errno = errno;
+            close(fd);
+            fd = -1;
+            errno = save_errno;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return fd;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*[clinic input]
 module _posixshmem
 [clinic start generated code]*/