thanks @fornwall for finding this --- ./jdk/src/java.base/unix/classes/java/lang/ProcessImpl.java 2017-03-30 20:45:48.000000000 +0530 +++ ../ProcessImpl.java 2017-04-01 23:04:39.565293249 +0530 @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static Platform get() { String osName = GetPropertyAction.privilegedGetProperty("os.name"); - if (osName.equals("Linux")) { return LINUX; } + if (osName.equals("Linux") || osName.equals("Android")) { return LINUX; } if (osName.contains("OS X")) { return BSD; } if (osName.equals("SunOS")) { return SOLARIS; } if (osName.equals("AIX")) { return AIX; }