diff --git a/platform/android/AndroidManifest.xml.template b/platform/android/AndroidManifest.xml.template
index 9d8eb951c48..a42ceb3c21c 100644
--- a/platform/android/AndroidManifest.xml.template
+++ b/platform/android/AndroidManifest.xml.template
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 $$ADD_APPLICATION_CHUNKS$$
 
     </application>
-    <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00030000"/>
+    <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00030000" android:required="true" />
 
 $$ADD_PERMISSION_CHUNKS$$
 <uses-permission android:name="godot.ACCESS_CHECKIN_PROPERTIES"/>