diff --git a/src/core/SDL_core_unsupported.c b/src/core/SDL_core_unsupported.c
index ecc862c2f1..d9e81cc64d 100644
--- a/src/core/SDL_core_unsupported.c
+++ b/src/core/SDL_core_unsupported.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ Sint32 JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm, void *reserved)
 {
     (void)vm;
     (void)reserved;
-    SDL_Unsupported();
-    return -1; // JNI_ERR
+    return 0x00010004; // JNI_VERSION_1_4
 }
 #endif