diff --git a/Sources/Foundation/Process.swift b/Sources/Foundation/Process.swift
index 8e864ccb70..5bd3aabc5b 100644
--- a/Sources/Foundation/Process.swift
+++ b/Sources/Foundation/Process.swift
@@ -942,6 +942,13 @@ open class Process: NSObject, @unchecked Sendable {
         var spawnAttrs: posix_spawnattr_t? = nil
 #else
         var spawnAttrs: posix_spawnattr_t = posix_spawnattr_t()
+#endif
+#if os(Android)
+        guard var spawnAttrs else {
+            throw NSError(domain: NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code: Int(errno), userInfo: [
+                    NSURLErrorKey:self.executableURL!
+            ])
+        }
 #endif
         try _throwIfPosixError(posix_spawnattr_init(&spawnAttrs))
         try _throwIfPosixError(posix_spawnattr_setflags(&spawnAttrs, .init(POSIX_SPAWN_SETPGROUP)))