diff -uNr gnupg-2.2.26/common/dotlock.c gnupg-2.2.26.mod/common/dotlock.c
--- gnupg-2.2.26/common/dotlock.c	2020-12-21 18:37:58.000000000 +0200
+++ gnupg-2.2.26.mod/common/dotlock.c	2021-01-07 14:46:45.154990185 +0200
@@ -620,6 +620,10 @@
 static int
 use_hardlinks_p (const char *tname)
 {
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+  return 1;
+#endif
+
   char *lname;
   struct stat sb;
   unsigned int nlink;