diff --git a/platform/android/llapp_main.lua b/platform/android/llapp_main.lua
index 58c0e5ea1..7bc1e57f3 100644
--- a/platform/android/llapp_main.lua
+++ b/platform/android/llapp_main.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local A = require("android")
 A.dl.library_path = A.dl.library_path .. ":" .. A.dir .. "/libs"
 
-ARGV = {"-d", "/sdcard"}
+-- create fake command-line arguments
+arg = {"-d", "/sdcard"}
 dofile(A.dir.."/reader.lua")