diff --git a/src/atomic/SDL_atomic.c b/src/atomic/SDL_atomic.c
index 3ae7647c6..28c25aee7 100644
--- a/src/atomic/SDL_atomic.c
+++ b/src/atomic/SDL_atomic.c
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS)
 # if defined(__clang__)
 #   if __has_builtin(__atomic_load_n)
-#     define HAVE_ATOMIC_LOAD_N 1
+      /* !!! FIXME: this advertises as available in the NDK but uses an external symbol we don't have.
+         It might be in a later NDK or we might need an extra library? --ryan. */
+#     if !defined(__ANDROID__)
+#       define HAVE_ATOMIC_LOAD_N 1
+#     endif
 #   endif
 # elif defined(__GNUC__)
 #   if (__GNUC__ >= 5)