--- a/libs/pbd/pthread_utils.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/pthread_utils.cc
@@ -346,7 +371,9 @@
 	pthread_attr_setschedpolicy (&attr, policy);
 	pthread_attr_setschedparam (&attr, &parm);
 	pthread_attr_setscope (&attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
+#if !defined __ANDROID__ || __ANDROID_API__ >= 28
 	pthread_attr_setinheritsched (&attr, PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED);
+#endif
 	pthread_attr_setstacksize (&attr, stacksize + pbd_stack_size ());
 	rv = pthread_create (thread, &attr, start_routine, arg);
 	pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);
--- a/libs/zita-convolver/zita-convolver.cc
+++ b/libs/zita-convolver/zita-convolver.cc
@@ -625,7 +625,9 @@
 	pthread_attr_setschedpolicy (&attr, policy);
 	pthread_attr_setschedparam (&attr, &parm);
 	pthread_attr_setscope (&attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
+#if !defined __ANDROID__ || __ANDROID_API__ >= 28
 	pthread_attr_setinheritsched (&attr, PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED);
+#endif
 	pthread_attr_setstacksize (&attr, 0x10000); // 64kB
 	pthread_create (&_pthr, &attr, static_main, this);
 	pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);