diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
index b7648e863..f6f415a72 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ and_util_altKeyDown( XW_UtilCtxt* uc )
 }
 
 
-static XP_U32
+XP_U32
 and_util_getCurSeconds( XW_UtilCtxt* uc )
 {
     struct timeval tv;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.h b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.h
index f8f20b778..6c9d3cd23 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.h
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/utilwrapper.h
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ void destroyUtil( XW_UtilCtxt** util );
 
 bool utilTimerFired( XW_UtilCtxt* util, XWTimerReason why, int handle );
 
+XP_U32 and_util_getCurSeconds( XW_UtilCtxt* uc ); /* uc can be NULL */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
index e82ba17dd..b07ea36a8 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/xwjni.c
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ Java_org_eehouse_android_xw4_jni_XwJNI_gi_1to_1stream
     XWStreamCtxt* stream = mem_stream_make( MPPARM(mpool) vtMgr,
                                             NULL, 0, NULL );
 
+    /* Unlike on other platforms, gi is created without a call to
+       game_makeNewGame, which sets gameID.  So check here if it's still unset
+       and if necessary set it. */
+    while ( 0 == gi->gameID ) {
+        gi->gameID = and_util_getCurSeconds( NULL );
+    }
+
     game_saveToStream( NULL, gi, stream );
     destroyGI( MPPARM(mpool) &gi );