diff --git a/src/core/include/megbrain/utils/thread_local.h b/src/core/include/megbrain/utils/thread_local.h
index fd62d12073bbb810b3926672786f35753a98a8e7..3b968e02b35e5cc3746480585747a2043cd3b0a2 100644
--- a/src/core/include/megbrain/utils/thread_local.h
+++ b/src/core/include/megbrain/utils/thread_local.h
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 #   endif
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+#pragma message("force disable USE_STL_THREAD_LOCAL for thread_local mem leak at dlopen/dlclose")
+#undef USE_STL_THREAD_LOCAL
+#define USE_STL_THREAD_LOCAL 0
+#endif
+
 #if USE_STL_THREAD_LOCAL
 #define MGB_THREAD_LOCAL_PTR(T) thread_local T*
 #else