diff --git a/src/common/host_memory.cpp b/src/common/host_memory.cpp
index 7191b8a12f..bbceca538b 100644
--- a/src/common/host_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/common/host_memory.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,15 @@ public:
                 throw std::bad_alloc{};
             }
         }
-#else
+#elif defined(ANDROID)
+        virtual_base = static_cast<u8*>(mmap(nullptr, virtual_size, PROT_NONE,
+                                             MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_NORESERVE, -1, 0));
+        if (virtual_base == MAP_FAILED) {
+            LOG_CRITICAL(HW_Memory, "mmap failed: {}", strerror(errno));
+            throw std::bad_alloc{};
+        }
+        madvise(virtual_base, virtual_size, MADV_HUGEPAGE);
+#else 
         virtual_base = static_cast<u8*>(mmap(nullptr, virtual_size, PROT_NONE,
                                              MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0));
         if (virtual_base == MAP_FAILED) {