diff --git a/common/include/pcl/pcl_macros.h b/common/include/pcl/pcl_macros.h
index 5d6b4c4aaeb..bc2d54f3dbf 100644
--- a/common/include/pcl/pcl_macros.h
+++ b/common/include/pcl/pcl_macros.h
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ aligned_malloc (size_t size)
   ptr = _mm_malloc (size, 16);
 #elif defined (_MSC_VER)
   ptr = _aligned_malloc (size, 16);
+#elif defined (ANDROID)
+  ptr = memalign (16, size);
 #else
   #error aligned_malloc not supported on your platform
   ptr = 0;
@@ -406,6 +408,8 @@ aligned_free (void* ptr)
   ptr = _mm_free (ptr);
 #elif defined (_MSC_VER)
   _aligned_free (ptr);
+#elif defined (ANDROID)
+  free (ptr);
 #else
   #error aligned_free not supported on your platform
 #endif