diff --git a/bubblewrap.c b/bubblewrap.c
index b17ff99..d3359ae 100644
--- a/bubblewrap.c
+++ b/bubblewrap.c
@@ -2963,7 +2963,12 @@ main (int    argc,
   if (mount ("tmpfs", base_path, "tmpfs", MS_NODEV | MS_NOSUID, NULL) != 0)
     die_with_error ("Failed to mount tmpfs");
 
-  old_cwd = get_current_dir_name ();
+  /* get_current_dir_name() is not included in Bionic (Android's libc) */
+  /* old_cwd = get_current_dir_name (); */
+  old_cwd = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+  if (old_cwd == NULL)
+    die_with_error("failed in getting current working directory. "
+                    "probably the path length is equal to or longer than 4KiB");
 
   /* Chdir to the new root tmpfs mount. This will be the CWD during
      the entire setup. Access old or new root via "oldroot" and "newroot". */