diff --git a/ext/syslog/extconf.rb b/ext/syslog/extconf.rb
index 3bfea1fa73..1230a4d52e 100644
--- a/ext/syslog/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/syslog/extconf.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 require 'mkmf'
 
+have_library("log") # for Android
+
 have_header("syslog.h") &&
   have_func("openlog") &&
   have_func("setlogmask") &&