diff --git a/include/ui/egl/android_natives.h b/include/ui/egl/android_natives.h
index 972e79996..0a6e4fbd5 100644
--- a/include/ui/egl/android_natives.h
+++ b/include/ui/egl/android_natives.h
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ struct ANativeWindow
     void* reserved_proc[2];
 };
 
+// Backwards compatibility...  please switch to ANativeWindow.
+typedef struct ANativeWindow android_native_window_t;
+
 /*
  *  native_window_set_usage(..., usage)
  *  Sets the intended usage flags for the next buffers