diff --git a/rslib/src/collection/backup.rs b/rslib/src/collection/backup.rs
index 5244d1b9356..1f58065584d 100644
--- a/rslib/src/collection/backup.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/collection/backup.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,17 @@ fn has_recent_backup(backup_folder: &Path, recent_mins: u32) -> Result<bool> {
     Ok(read_dir(backup_folder)?
         .filter_map(|res| res.ok())
         .filter_map(|entry| entry.metadata().ok())
-        .filter_map(|meta| meta.created().ok())
+        .filter_map(|meta| {
+            // created time unsupported on Android
+            #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+            {
+                meta.modified().ok()
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
+            {
+                meta.created().ok()
+            }
+        })
         .filter_map(|time| now.duration_since(time).ok())
         .any(|duration| duration.as_secs() < recent_secs))
 }