diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c40f24c1b270371fb72090da7d593f1c6e0e4bc..3557892339c30a4a644c8e8b8027b9a911e037cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ if(MSVC OR WIN32)
     set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 endif()
 
-if(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT OR CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS_INIT)
+if(CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT OR CMAKE_USE_WIN32_THREADS_INIT OR ANDROID)
     set(MGB_HAVE_THREAD 1)
 endif()