diff --git a/vlib/compiler/cgen.v b/vlib/compiler/cgen.v
index d787c2d68f..52331a6ce7 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/cgen.v
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ fn os_name_to_ifdef(name string) string {
 			return '_MSC_VER'
 		}
 		'android' {
-			return '__BIONIC__'
+			return '__ANDROID__'
 		}
 		'js' {
 			return '_VJS'