diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 790380082f..26705ecdc1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 	valid_comptime_if_compilers      = ['gcc', 'tinyc', 'clang', 'mingw', 'msvc', 'cplusplus']
 	valid_comptime_if_platforms      = ['amd64', 'i386', 'aarch64', 'arm64', 'arm32', 'rv64', 'rv32']
 	valid_comptime_if_cpu_features   = ['x64', 'x32', 'little_endian', 'big_endian']
-	valid_comptime_if_other          = ['js', 'debug', 'prod', 'test', 'glibc', 'prealloc',
+	valid_comptime_if_other          = ['apk', 'js', 'debug', 'prod', 'test', 'glibc', 'prealloc',
 		'no_bounds_checking', 'freestanding', 'threads', 'js_node', 'js_browser', 'js_freestanding',
 		'interpreter', 'es5']
 	valid_comptime_not_user_defined  = all_valid_comptime_idents()
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
index dac55459a8..59a5b99d69 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) comptime_if_branch(cond ast.Expr, pos token.Position) bool {
 				return false
 			} else if cname in valid_comptime_if_other {
 				match cname {
+					'apk' { return !c.pref.is_apk }
 					'js' { return !c.pref.backend.is_js() }
 					'debug' { return !c.pref.is_debug }
 					'prod' { return !c.pref.is_prod }