diff --git a/muttlib.c b/muttlib.c
index 69d71c4b1..d9d44205c 100644
--- a/muttlib.c
+++ b/muttlib.c
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ char *mutt_expand_path_regex(char *buf, size_t buflen, bool regex)
  */
 char *mutt_gecos_name(char *dest, size_t destlen, struct passwd *pw)
 {
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+  return NULL;
+#endif
+
   regmatch_t pat_match[1];
   size_t pwnl;
   char *p = NULL;