diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 6f734108f..528a1d97d 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS                                                                := \
     -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_FILE=\<openthread-config-android.h\>                   \
     $(OPENTHREAD_COMMON_FLAGS)                                                 \
     -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_POSIX_APP_ENABLE_PTY_DEVICE=1                          \
+    -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_UART_CLI_RAW=1                                         \
     -DOPENTHREAD_FTD=1                                                         \
     -DOPENTHREAD_POSIX=1                                                       \
     -DOPENTHREAD_POSIX_APP=2                                                   \