diff --git a/tests/fcntl_test.cpp b/tests/fcntl_test.cpp
index cb00c3a..0a83dff 100644
--- a/tests/fcntl_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/fcntl_test.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@
   ASSERT_EQ(0, fstat(fd, &sb));
   ASSERT_EQ(perms, (sb.st_mode & ~S_IFMT));
 
+  // On Android if we're not root, we won't be able to create links anyway...
+  if (getuid() != 0) return;
+
   std::string final_path = android::base::StringPrintf("%s/named_now", dir.dirname);
   ASSERT_EQ(0, linkat(AT_FDCWD, android::base::StringPrintf("/proc/self/fd/%d", fd).c_str(),
                       AT_FDCWD, final_path.c_str(),