--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@
 	KeySym ksym;
 	Status status;
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	if (!XSupportsLocale()) {
+		len = XLookupString(ev, buf, sizeof buf, &ksym, NULL);
+	} else {
+#endif
 	len = XmbLookupString(xic, ev, buf, sizeof buf, &ksym, &status);
 	switch (status) {
 	default: /* XLookupNone, XBufferOverflow */
@@ -322,6 +327,9 @@
 	case XLookupBoth:
 		break;
 	}
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	}
+#endif
 
 	if (ev->state & ControlMask) {
 		switch(ksym) {
@@ -665,12 +673,18 @@
 	XSetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch);
 
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	if (XSupportsLocale()) {
+#endif
 	/* input methods */
 	if ((xim = XOpenIM(dpy, NULL, NULL, NULL)) == NULL)
 		die("XOpenIM failed: could not open input device");
 
 	xic = XCreateIC(xim, XNInputStyle, XIMPreeditNothing | XIMStatusNothing,
 	                XNClientWindow, win, XNFocusWindow, win, NULL);
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	}
+#endif
 
 	XMapRaised(dpy, win);
 	if (embed) {