diff --git a/muttlib.c b/muttlib.c
index 69d71c4b1..d9d44205c 100644
--- a/muttlib.c
+++ b/muttlib.c
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@
  */
 char *mutt_gecos_name(char *dest, size_t destlen, struct passwd *pw)
 {
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+  return NULL;
+#endif
   regmatch_t pat_match[1] = { 0 };
   char *p = NULL;