diff --git a/include/vulkan/vk_android_native_buffer.h b/include/vulkan/vk_android_native_buffer.h
index 17bfd11ab6c..52d7a948fe1 100644
--- a/include/vulkan/vk_android_native_buffer.h
+++ b/include/vulkan/vk_android_native_buffer.h
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 #ifdef ANDROID
 #include <cutils/native_handle.h>
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+#if ANDROID_API_LEVEL < 28
+/* buffer_handle_t was defined in the deprecated system/window.h */
+typedef const native_handle_t *buffer_handle_t;
+#endif
+
 #else
 typedef void *buffer_handle_t;
 #endif