diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MainActivity.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MainActivity.java
index b413809ef..2f855f3e8 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MainActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MainActivity.java
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ public class MainActivity extends XWActivity
     {
         setSafeToRun();
         super.onPostResume();
-        setVisiblePanes();
+        if ( m_dpEnabled ) {
+            setVisiblePanes();
+        }
     }
 
     // called when we're brought to the front (probably as a result of