diff --git a/include/date/tz.h b/include/date/tz.h
index 962d5d5..e2def47 100644
--- a/include/date/tz.h
+++ b/include/date/tz.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 #ifndef HAS_REMOTE_API
 #  if USE_OS_TZDB == 0
-#    ifdef _WIN32
+#    if defined _WIN32 || defined __ANDROID__
 #      define HAS_REMOTE_API 0
 #    else
 #      define HAS_REMOTE_API 1
diff --git a/src/tz.cpp b/src/tz.cpp
index 345afa8..4ca7188 100644
--- a/src/tz.cpp
+++ b/src/tz.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ struct index_entry_t {
 // the current time zone. On Win32 windows.h provides a means to do it.
 // gcc/mingw supports unistd.h on Win32 but MSVC does not.
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#  define INSTALL .
+#endif
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #  ifdef WINAPI_FAMILY
 #    include <winapifamily.h>