diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
index a00082707..3040a1090 100644
--- a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function createAlertDialog(options?: dialogs.DialogOptions): android.app.AlertDi
     var alert = new android.app.AlertDialog.Builder(appmodule.android.foregroundActivity);
     alert.setTitle(options && types.isString(options.title) ? options.title : "");
     alert.setMessage(options && types.isString(options.message) ? options.message : "");
-    if (options && (options.cancelable === false || options.cancelable === 0)) {
+    if (options && options.cancelable === false) {
         alert.setCancelable(false);
     }
     return alert;