diff --git a/libc/Android.bp b/libc/Android.bp
index f61cc46..c9b2f93 100644
--- a/libc/Android.bp
+++ b/libc/Android.bp
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@
         // The name of the tm_gmtoff field in our struct tm.
         "-DTM_GMTOFF=tm_gmtoff",
         // Where we store our tzdata.
-        "-DTZDIR=\\\"/system/usr/share/zoneinfo\\\"",
+        "-DTZDIR=\"/system/usr/share/zoneinfo\"",
         // Include `tzname`, `timezone`, and `daylight` globals.
         "-DHAVE_POSIX_DECLS=0",
         "-DUSG_COMPAT=1",
         // Use the empty string (instead of "   ") as the timezone abbreviation
         // fallback.
-        "-DWILDABBR=\\\"\\\"",
+        "-DWILDABBR=\"\"",
         "-DNO_RUN_TIME_WARNINGS_ABOUT_YEAR_2000_PROBLEMS_THANK_YOU",
         "-Dlint",
     ],