diff --git a/lib/private-libwebsockets.h b/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
index f95eaba4..5420e523 100755
--- a/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@
 #else
  #include <ifaddrs.h>
 #endif
+#if defined (__ANDROID__)
+#include <syslog.h>
+#else
 #include <sys/syslog.h>
+#endif
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netdb.h>