In order to limit the anode corrosion and improve the battery activity, magnesium–air batteries with organic/inorganic double solutions (0.5 M Mg(ClO4)2–N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF)/0.6 M NaCl–H2O, 0.5 M Mg(ClO4)2–acetonitrile (AN)/0.6 M NaCl–H2O) were prepared.