diff --git a/src/plugins/android/src/qandroidmediaserviceplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/android/src/qandroidmediaserviceplugin.cpp
index bf89badb..91381b76 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/src/qandroidmediaserviceplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/src/qandroidmediaserviceplugin.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 #ifndef Q_OS_ANDROID_NO_SDK
 Q_DECL_EXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm, void * /*reserved*/)
 {
+    static bool initialized = false;
+    if (initialized)
+        return JNI_VERSION_1_6;
+    initialized = true;
+
     QT_USE_NAMESPACE
     typedef union {
         JNIEnv *nativeEnvironment;