diff --git a/libc/bionic/ndk_cruft.cpp b/libc/bionic/ndk_cruft.cpp
index 2cd2e33..18a4a14 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/ndk_cruft.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/ndk_cruft.cpp
@@ -325,4 +325,10 @@
   return pthread_gettid_np(t);
 }
 
+// Older versions of appportable used dlmalloc directly instead of malloc,
+// so export this compatibility shim that simply calls malloc.
+extern "C" void* dlmalloc(size_t size) {
+  return malloc(size);
+}
+
 #endif