diff --git a/src/misc.cxx b/src/misc.cxx
index 3884ec7..36d1148 100644
--- a/src/misc.cxx
+++ b/src/misc.cxx
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ GetShareDir ()
   if (!basePath.size ())
   {
     auto sdlBasePath = SDL_GetBasePath ();
+    auto platform    = SDL_GetPlatform ();
+    if (platform && !strcmp (platform, "Android"))
+      sdlBasePath = SDL_strdup (SDL_AndroidGetInternalStoragePath ());
 
     sdlBasePath[strlen (sdlBasePath) - 1] = '\0';