diff --git a/include/crow/json.h b/include/crow/json.h
index ee1220fd1..46abccf68 100644
--- a/include/crow/json.h
+++ b/include/crow/json.h
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ namespace crow
                 }
                 else
                 {
-#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__MACH__) || defined (__FreeBSD__)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__MACH__) || defined (__FreeBSD__)  || defined (__ANDROID__)
                     o = std::unique_ptr<object>(new object(initializer_list));
 #else
                     (*o) = initializer_list;