diff --git a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
index 9ba63141a3..c09ca6cd14 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
+++ b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
@@ -10682,7 +10682,13 @@ static bool VULKAN_Submit(
             presentData->windowData->inFlightFences[presentData->windowData->frameCounter] = (SDL_GPUFence *)vulkanCommandBuffer->inFlightFence;
             (void)SDL_AtomicIncRef(&vulkanCommandBuffer->inFlightFence->referenceCount);
 
-            if (presentResult == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR || presentResult == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) {
+// On the Android platform, VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR is returned whenever the device is rotated. We'll just ignore this for now.
+#ifndef SDL_PLATFORM_ANDROID
+            if (presentResult == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR) {
+                presentData->windowData->needsSwapchainRecreate = true;
+            }
+#endif
+            if (presentResult == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) {
                 presentData->windowData->needsSwapchainRecreate = true;
             }
         } else {