diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
index cb267f68b..057f89440 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/jni/Android.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ local_DEFINES += \
 	-DSCROLL_DRAG_THRESHHOLD=1 \
 	-DDROP_BITMAPS \
 	-DDISABLE_EMPTYTRAY_UNDO \
+	-DDISABLE_TILE_SEL \
 	-DNODE_CAN_4 \
 	-DRELAY_ROOM_DEFAULT=\"\"\
 	-D__LITTLE_ENDIAN \