diff --git a/src/openvpn/route.c b/src/openvpn/route.c
index 2e584c713..01f6e5de2 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/route.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/route.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,17 @@ redirect_default_route_to_vpn(struct route_list *rl, const struct tuntap *tt,
 
             if (rl->flags & RG_REROUTE_GW)
             {
+#ifdef TARGET_ANDROID
+                add_route3(0,
+                           0,
+                           rl->spec.remote_endpoint,
+                           tt,
+                           flags,
+                           &rl->rgi,
+                           es,
+                           ctx);
+
+#else  /* ifdef TARGET_ANDROID */
                 if (rl->flags & RG_DEF1)
                 {
                     /* add new default route (1st component) */
@@ -1102,6 +1113,7 @@ redirect_default_route_to_vpn(struct route_list *rl, const struct tuntap *tt,
                     ret = add_route3(0, 0, rl->spec.remote_endpoint, tt,
                                      flags, &rl->rgi, es, ctx) && ret;
                 }
+#endif /* ifdef TARGET_ANDROID */
             }
 
             /* set a flag so we can undo later */