--- a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-util-unix.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-util-unix.c
@@ -311,11 +311,16 @@
 dbus_bool_t
 _dbus_verify_daemon_user (const char *user)
 {
+/* Termux is a single-user environment. */
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+  return TRUE;
+#else
   DBusString u;
 
   _dbus_string_init_const (&u, user);
 
   return _dbus_get_user_id_and_primary_group (&u, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -332,6 +337,8 @@
 _dbus_change_to_daemon_user  (const char    *user,
                               DBusError     *error)
 {
+/* Termux is a single-user environment. */
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
   dbus_uid_t uid;
   dbus_gid_t gid;
   DBusString u;
@@ -375,6 +382,7 @@
                       _dbus_strerror (errno));
       return FALSE;
     }
+#endif
 
   return TRUE;
 }