diff --git a/modules/core/src/system.cpp b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
index 32b152f34e..4c0ec13c08 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/system.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
@@ -89,8 +89,12 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h> 
+#if defined ANDROID
+#include <sys/sysconf.h>
+#else
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
+#endif
 
 namespace cv
 {