diff --git a/client/mac_address.cpp b/client/mac_address.cpp
index f7e6b59b9c..815b4b7690 100644
--- a/client/mac_address.cpp
+++ b/client/mac_address.cpp
@@ -261,9 +261,18 @@ int get_mac_address(char* address) {
             close(sck);
             return -1;
         }
-        hw_addr=(struct ether_addr *)&(item->lifr_lifru.lifru_enaddr);  
+        hw_addr = (struct ether_addr *)&(item->lifr_lifru.lifru_enaddr);  
 #endif
+#ifdef _ANDROID
+        snprintf(
+            address, 18, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+            hw_addr->ether_addr_octet[0], hw_addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
+            hw_addr->ether_addr_octet[2], hw_addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
+            hw_addr->ether_addr_octet[4], hw_addr->ether_addr_octet[5]
+        );
+#else
         strcpy(address, ether_ntoa(hw_addr));
+#endif
         if (strstr(item->ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name, "eth")) break;
     }
     close(sck);