--- old/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
+++ new/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
@@ -890,6 +890,14 @@
         __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, "Qt", "registerNatives failed");
         return -1;
     }
+
+    const jint ret = QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QtAndroidPrivate::initJNI(vm, env));
+    if (ret != 0)
+    {
+        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, "Qt", "initJNI failed");
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::TabletEvent::setPlatformSynthesizesMouse(false);
 
     m_javaVM = vm;