diff -ruN a/ssh-agent.c b/ssh-agent.c
--- a/ssh-agent.c	2018-08-08 13:44:30.076228968 +0200
+++ b/ssh-agent.c	2018-08-08 13:46:37.282997806 +0200
@@ -1064,9 +1064,11 @@
 	/* Ensure that fds 0, 1 and 2 are open or directed to /dev/null */
 	sanitise_stdfd();
 
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 	/* drop */
 	setegid(getgid());
 	setgid(getgid());
+#endif
 
 	platform_disable_tracing(0);	/* strict=no */