diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/Android.mk b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/Android.mk
index e35f6b13d30..b32c8dc3978 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/Android.mk
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/Android.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(C_SOURCES)
 
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DFORCE_BUILD_AMDGPU   # instructs LLVM to declare LLVMInitializeAMDGPU* functions
+
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(MESA_TOP)/src/amd/common
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libdrm_radeon