diff -uNr a/dcmqrdb/apps/dcmqrscp.cc b/dcmqrdb/apps/dcmqrscp.cc
--- a/dcmqrdb/apps/dcmqrscp.cc
+++ b/dcmqrdb/apps/dcmqrscp.cc
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@
       return 10;
     }
 
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 #if defined(HAVE_SETUID) && defined(HAVE_GRP_H) && defined(HAVE_PWD_H)
     OFStandard::OFGroup grp;
     OFStandard::OFPasswd pwd;
@@ -887,6 +888,7 @@
       }
     }
 #endif // defined(HAVE_SETUID) && defined(HAVE_GRP_H) && defined(HAVE_PWD_H)
+#endif
 
 #ifdef WITH_SQL_DATABASE
     // use SQL database
diff -uNr a/ofstd/libsrc/ofstd.cc b/ofstd/libsrc/ofstd.cc
--- a/ofstd/libsrc/ofstd.cc
+++ b/ofstd/libsrc/ofstd.cc
@@ -3108,6 +3108,7 @@
 
 OFCondition OFStandard::dropPrivileges()
 {
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 #if defined(HAVE_SETUID) && defined(HAVE_GETUID)
   if ((setuid(getuid()) != 0) && (errno != EPERM))
   {
@@ -3122,6 +3123,7 @@
     return EC_setuidFailed;
   }
 #endif
+#endif
   return EC_Normal;
 }