1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/thread_android.cc b/runtime/thread_android.cc
index e8d01ccb30..0f41e2f57f 100644
--- a/runtime/thread_android.cc
+++ b/runtime/thread_android.cc
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ void Thread::MadviseAwayAlternateSignalStack() {
       IsAligned<kPageSize>(old_ss.ss_sp) &&
       IsAligned<kPageSize>(old_ss.ss_size)) {
     CHECK_EQ(old_ss.ss_flags & SS_ONSTACK, 0);
-    result = madvise(old_ss.ss_sp, old_ss.ss_size, MADV_DONTNEED);
-    CHECK_EQ(result, 0);
+    // Note: We're testing and benchmarking ART on devices with old kernels
+    // which may not support `MADV_FREE`, so we do not check the result.
+    // It should succeed on devices with Android 12+.
+    madvise(old_ss.ss_sp, old_ss.ss_size, MADV_FREE);
   }
 }