diff --git a/Source/cmStateSnapshot.cxx b/Source/cmStateSnapshot.cxx
index 63bec710b..19286c50e 100644
--- a/Source/cmStateSnapshot.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmStateSnapshot.cxx
@@ -316,11 +316,15 @@ void cmStateSnapshot::SetDefaultDefinitions()
   this->SetDefinition("UNIX", "1");
   this->SetDefinition("CMAKE_HOST_UNIX", "1");
 
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    this->SetDefinition("CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME", "Android");
+#else
   struct utsname uts_name;
   if (uname(&uts_name) >= 0) {
     this->SetDefinition("CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME", uts_name.sysname);
   }
 #endif
+#endif
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__)
   std::string legacy;
   if (cmSystemTools::GetEnv("CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32", legacy) &&