diff --git a/common/defaults.h b/common/defaults.h
index cb4330bf..c3cb22ef 100644
--- a/common/defaults.h
+++ b/common/defaults.h
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ Default build-depended cvar and constant values
 	#define XASH_INTERNAL_GAMELIBS
 #endif // XASH_ANDROID || XASH_IOS || XASH_EMSCRIPTEN
 
+#if XASH_ANDROID && XASH_SDL
+#define XASH_ANDROID_ASSETS 1
+#endif
+
 // Defaults
 #ifndef DEFAULT_TOUCH_ENABLE
 	#define DEFAULT_TOUCH_ENABLE "0"
diff --git a/filesystem/android.c b/filesystem/android.c
index adfde824..703a3ced 100644
--- a/filesystem/android.c
+++ b/filesystem/android.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 #include "port.h"
 
-#if XASH_ANDROID && XASH_SDL
+#if XASH_ANDROID_ASSETS
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -324,4 +324,4 @@ void FS_InitAndroid( void )
 	jni.getAssets = (*jni.env)->GetMethodID( jni.env, jni.activity_class, "getAssets", "(Z)Landroid/content/res/AssetManager;" );
 }
 
-#endif // XASH_ANDROID
+#endif // XASH_ANDROID_ASSETS
diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem.c b/filesystem/filesystem.c
index 51417d78..49a1de62 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem.c
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const fs_archive_t g_archives[] =
 static const fs_archive_t g_directory_archive =
 { NULL, SEARCHPATH_PLAIN, FS_AddDir_Fullpath, false };
 
-#if XASH_ANDROID && XASH_SDL
+#if XASH_ANDROID_ASSETS
 static const fs_archive_t g_android_archive =
 { NULL, SEARCHPATH_ANDROID_ASSETS, FS_AddAndroidAssets_Fullpath, false };
 #endif
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void FS_AddGameDirectory( const char *dir, uint flags )
 
 	stringlistfreecontents( &list );
 
-#if XASH_ANDROID && XASH_SDL
+#if XASH_ANDROID_ASSETS
 	FS_AddArchive_Fullpath( &g_android_archive, dir, flags );
 #endif
 
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ qboolean FS_InitStdio( qboolean unused_set_to_true, const char *rootdir, const c
 
 	FS_InitMemory();
 
-#if XASH_ANDROID && XASH_SDL
+#if XASH_ANDROID_ASSETS
 	FS_InitAndroid();
 #endif