--- a/lib/src/gear/file_utils.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/gear/file_utils.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     char* cwd_c = _getcwd(nullptr, 0);
     std::string cwd{cwd_c};
     std::free(cwd_c) ;
-#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+#elif defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__ANDROID__)
     char* cwd_c = getcwd(NULL, 0);
     std::string cwd{cwd_c};
     free(cwd_c);