diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index b1dfa9f221..1e5065c563 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
         Log.v(TAG, "onCreate()");
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 30 /* Android 11 (R) */) {
+            getWindow().setDecorFitsSystemWindows(false);
+        }
 
         /* Control activity re-creation */
         if (mSDLMainFinished || mActivityCreated) {
@@ -1037,7 +1040,6 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
                                 // Android 15+ (API 35+), where edge-to-edge is enforced for
                                 // apps targeting that SDK, so the status/navigation bars
                                 // would never hide. Use WindowInsetsController instead.
-                                window.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(false);
                                 final WindowInsetsController controller = window.getInsetsController();
                                 if (controller != null) {
                                     controller.hide(WindowInsets.Type.systemBars());
@@ -1080,10 +1082,6 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
                         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 30 /* Android 11 (R) */) {
                             window.getAttributes().layoutInDisplayCutoutMode = WindowManager.LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_ALWAYS;
                         }
-                        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 30 /* Android 11 (R) */ &&
-                            Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 35 /* Android 15 */) {
-                            SDLActivity.onNativeInsetsChanged(0, 0, 0, 0);
-                        }
                     }
                 } else {
                     Log.e(TAG, "error handling message, getContext() returned no Activity");