diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml b/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
index 512a404331b..ca8b446e1c7 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="29" />
     <application
+	android:allowNativeHeapPointerTagging="false"
         android:name="com.retroarch.playcore.RetroArchApplication"
         android:allowAudioPlaybackCapture="true"
         android:allowBackup="true"