--- ./src/plot.c.orig	2019-02-08 21:42:42.500914619 +0000
+++ ./src/plot.c	2019-02-08 21:43:56.702190583 +0000
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 #endif
 /* make sure that we really have revoked root access, this might happen if
    gnuplot is compiled without vga support but is installed suid by mistake */
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
     if (setuid(getuid()) != 0) {
 	fprintf(stderr,"gnuplot: refusing to run at elevated privilege\n");
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);