diff --git a/scripts/cargo2android.py b/scripts/cargo2android.py
index 3918b48b1..22376d4a4 100755
--- a/scripts/cargo2android.py
+++ b/scripts/cargo2android.py
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ RENAME_MAP = {
     'libx86_64': 'libx86_64_rust',
     'libxml': 'libxml_rust',
     'protoc_gen_rust': 'protoc-gen-rust',
+    # Due to incorrect branching by a downstream project, we cannot
+    # rename libsyn to libsyn_legacy or fully upgrade it to libsyn2
+    # in place. We change the default name to allow the legacy package
+    # to squat on the `libsyn` name.
+    'libsyn': 'libsyn2',
 }
 
 RENAME_STEM_MAP = {