diff --git a/otautil/Android.mk b/otautil/Android.mk
index f7ca9a9..45e0f76 100644
--- a/otautil/Android.mk
+++ b/otautil/Android.mk
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
     libselinux \
     libbase
 
+ifeq ($(shell test $(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION) -gt 26; echo $$?),0)
+# Android 8.1 header
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
+    system/core/libziparchive/include
+endif
+
 LOCAL_MODULE := libotautil
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := \
     -Werror \