diff --git a/recipes/minizip/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/minizip/all/conanfile.py
index f775fd9f5b915..2f0791217e9ca 100644
--- a/recipes/minizip/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/minizip/all/conanfile.py
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ def generate(self):
         tc.variables["MINIZIP_SRC_DIR"] = os.path.join(self.source_folder, "contrib", "minizip").replace("\\", "/")
         tc.variables["MINIZIP_ENABLE_BZIP2"] = self.options.bzip2
         tc.variables["MINIZIP_BUILD_TOOLS"] = self.options.tools
+
+        # fopen64 and similar are unavailable before API level 24: https://github.com/madler/zlib/pull/436
+        if self.settings.os == "Android" and int(str(self.settings.os.api_level)) < 24:
+            tc.preprocessor_definitions["IOAPI_NO_64"] = "1"
+
         tc.generate()
         deps = CMakeDeps(self)
         deps.generate()