diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_devices/juce_audio_devices.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_devices/juce_audio_devices.cpp
index 8c3a98433b..5449282bbc 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_devices/juce_audio_devices.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_devices/juce_audio_devices.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,10 @@ namespace juce
   #endif
  #else
 // No audio library, so no way to create realtime threads.
-  RealtimeThreadFactory getAndroidRealtimeThreadFactory() { return nullptr; }
+  namespace juce
+  {
+      RealtimeThreadFactory getAndroidRealtimeThreadFactory() { return nullptr; }
+  }
  #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Threads.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Threads.cpp
index 26ddfcbb93..fe6088553a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Threads.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Threads.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ using RealtimeThreadFactory = pthread_t (*) (void* (*entry) (void*), void* userP
 // whether OpenSL/Oboe are enabled.
 RealtimeThreadFactory getAndroidRealtimeThreadFactory();
 
+#if ! JUCE_MODULE_AVAILABLE_juce_audio_devices
+RealtimeThreadFactory getAndroidRealtimeThreadFactory() { return nullptr; }
+#endif
+
 extern JavaVM* androidJNIJavaVM;
 
 static auto setPriorityOfThisThread (Thread::Priority p)