diff --git a/wgengine/monitor/monitor_linux.go b/wgengine/monitor/monitor_linux.go
index bbcbad506..ef3706b01 100644
--- a/wgengine/monitor/monitor_linux.go
+++ b/wgengine/monitor/monitor_linux.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+// +build !android
+
 package monitor
 
 import (
diff --git a/wgengine/monitor/monitor_unsupported.go b/wgengine/monitor/monitor_unsupported.go
index 3fc0857b5..f3a5a1c48 100644
--- a/wgengine/monitor/monitor_unsupported.go
+++ b/wgengine/monitor/monitor_unsupported.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build !linux,!freebsd
+// +build !linux,!freebsd android
 
 package monitor