diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 898fd593..ca98286f 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -691,6 +691,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+	setenv("UV_USE_IO_URING", "0", 1);
+#endif
+
 	tf_mem_startup(tracking);
 	g_backtrace_state = backtrace_create_state(
 		argv[0],