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 422fe76424..a49cd940d0 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
@@ -1120,6 +1120,11 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
         int orientation_landscape = -1;
         int orientation_portrait = -1;
 
+        if (w <= 1 || h <= 1) {
+            // Invalid width/height, ignore this request
+            return;
+        }
+
         /* If set, hint "explicitly controls which UI orientations are allowed". */
         if (hint.contains("LandscapeRight") && hint.contains("LandscapeLeft")) {
             orientation_landscape = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER_LANDSCAPE;