diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8767a91c47..62b435622b 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.network" android:required="false" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false" />
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.microphone" android:required="false" />
 	<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.type.pc" android:required="false" />
 
     <!-- I tried using android:maxSdkVersion="29" on WRITE/READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, but that made
diff --git a/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/PpssppActivity.java b/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/PpssppActivity.java
index 9c1046874e..771f221ff6 100644
--- a/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/PpssppActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/org/ppsspp/ppsspp/PpssppActivity.java
@@ -1877,6 +1877,11 @@ public class PpssppActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventList
 			return true;
 		} else if (command.equals("microphone_command")) {
 			if (params.startsWith("startRecording:")) {
+				// No point asking for permission for a microphone the device doesn't have.
+				if (!getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_MICROPHONE)) {
+					Log.i(TAG, "No microphone, not starting recording");
+					return true;
+				}
 				int sampleRate = Integer.parseInt(params.replace("startRecording:", ""));
 				NativeApp.audioRecording_SetSampleRate(sampleRate);
 				if (!askForPermissions(permissionsForMicrophone, REQUEST_CODE_MICROPHONE_PERMISSION)) {