--- a/libcaja-private/caja-file.c
+++ b/libcaja-private/caja-file.c
@@ -5814,6 +5814,7 @@
 
 	list = NULL;
 
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 	setpwent ();
 
 	while ((user = getpwent ()) != NULL) {
@@ -5830,6 +5831,7 @@
 	}
 
 	endpwent ();
+#endif /* __ANDROID__ */
 
 	return eel_g_str_list_alphabetize (list);
 }