diff --git a/include/arch/linux-arm/AndroidConfig.h b/include/arch/linux-arm/AndroidConfig.h
index f51ddb1c7..81f077f43 100644
--- a/include/arch/linux-arm/AndroidConfig.h
+++ b/include/arch/linux-arm/AndroidConfig.h
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@
 /*
  * Add any extra platform-specific defines here.
  */
+#ifndef __linux__
 #define __linux__
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Define if we have <malloc.h> header