--- a/libmariadb/include/ma_global.h
+++ b/libmariadb/include/ma_global.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #ifndef _global_h
 #define _global_h
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+typedef unsigned short ushort;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <winsock2.h>
 #include <windows.h>