--- a/svr-chansession.c
+++ b/svr-chansession.c
@@ -611,7 +611,11 @@ static int sessionpty(struct ChanSess *
 		dropbear_exit("Out of memory"); /* TODO disconnect */
 	}
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	pw = getpwuid(getuid());
+#else
 	pw = getpwnam(ses.authstate.pw_name);
+#endif
 	if (!pw)
 		dropbear_exit("getpwnam failed after succeeding previously");
 	pty_setowner(pw, chansess->tty);
@@ -919,6 +923,8 @@
 #endif
 
 	/* clear environment if -e was not set */
+	/* termux: do not clear environment on android */
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 	/* if we're debugging using valgrind etc, we need to keep the LD_PRELOAD
 	 * etc. This is hazardous, so should only be used for debugging. */
 	if ( !svr_opts.pass_on_env) {
@@ -980,6 +986,7 @@ static void execchild(const void *user_d
 #endif /* HAVE_CLEARENV */
 #endif /* DEBUG_VALGRIND */
 	}
+#endif /* __ANDROID__ */
 
 #if DROPBEAR_SVR_MULTIUSER
 	/* We can only change uid/gid as root ... */
@@ -1007,6 +1014,8 @@ static void execchild(const void *user_d
 	}
 #endif
 
+	/* termux: do not modify environment since we did not clean it */
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 	/* set env vars */
 	addnewvar("USER", ses.authstate.pw_name);
 	addnewvar("LOGNAME", ses.authstate.pw_name);
@@ -1017,6 +1026,7 @@ static void execchild(const void *user_d
 	} else {
 		addnewvar("PATH", DEFAULT_PATH);
 	}
+#endif /* __ANDROID__ */
 	if (cp != NULL) {
 		addnewvar("LANG", cp);
 		m_free(cp);