diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java b/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
index cd4ba825d4..1a5304ec1a 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ public class RetroActivityCommon extends NativeActivity
    * are installed to.
    */
   private void updateSymlinks() {
+    if(!isPlayStoreBuild()) return;
+
     traverseFilesystem(getFilesDir());
     traverseFilesystem(new File(getApplicationInfo().nativeLibraryDir));
   }