diff --git a/libserialport_internal.h b/libserialport_internal.h
index 0ad6f70..35aa6f9 100644
--- a/libserialport_internal.h
+++ b/libserialport_internal.h
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <dirent.h>
-#ifndef __ANDROID__
-#include "linux/serial.h"
+/* Android only has linux/serial.h from platform 21 onwards. */
+#if !(defined(__ANDROID__) && (__ANDROID_API__ < 21))
+#include <linux/serial.h>
 #endif
 #include "linux_termios.h"
 
diff --git a/serialport.c b/serialport.c
index 9e56e89..c233b28 100644
--- a/serialport.c
+++ b/serialport.c
@@ -742,7 +742,9 @@ SP_API enum sp_return sp_drain(struct sp_port *port)
 #else
 	int result;
 	while (1) {
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#if defined(__ANDROID__) && (__ANDROID_API__ < 21)
+		/* Android only has tcdrain from platform 21 onwards.
+		 * On previous API versions, use the ioctl directly. */
 		int arg = 1;
 		result = ioctl(port->fd, TCSBRK, &arg);
 #else