diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_storage_gles3.cpp b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_storage_gles3.cpp
index ca05e0f83b6..485945103be 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_storage_gles3.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_storage_gles3.cpp
@@ -8072,6 +8072,13 @@ void RasterizerStorageGLES3::initialize() {
 	config.texture_float_linear_supported = config.extensions.has("GL_OES_texture_float_linear");
 	config.framebuffer_float_supported = config.extensions.has("GL_EXT_color_buffer_float");
 	config.framebuffer_half_float_supported = config.extensions.has("GL_EXT_color_buffer_half_float") || config.framebuffer_float_supported;
+
+	// If the desktop build is using S3TC, and you export / run from the IDE for android, if the device supports
+	// S3TC it will crash trying to load these textures, as they are not exported in the APK. This is a simple way
+	// to prevent Android devices trying to load S3TC, by faking lack of hardware support.
+#if defined(ANDROID_ENABLED) || defined(IPHONE_ENABLED)
+	config.s3tc_supported = false;
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	// not yet detected on GLES3 (is this mandated?)