diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/android/src/android/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/android/src/android/__init__.py
index c47298e557..c50c76135c 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/android/src/android/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/android/src/android/__init__.py
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 '''
 
 # legacy import
+from android._android import *