diff --git a/examples/android/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp b/examples/android/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp
index e5445b5ba..edf67b453 100644
--- a/examples/android/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/android/app/src/main/jni/main.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 // Do we want to showcase direct JNI/NDK interaction?
 // Undefine this to get real cross-platform code.
-#define USE_JNI
+// Uncomment this to try JNI access; this seems to be broken in latest NDKs
+//#define USE_JNI
 
 #if defined(USE_JNI)
 // These headers are only needed for direct NDK/JDK interaction