diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index f1f1f2dede..45182418d0 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       android:installLocation="auto">
     <application android:icon="@drawable/launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:debuggable="true">
         <activity android:name=".RockboxActivity"
+                  android:launchMode="singleTask"
                   android:label="@string/app_name"
                   android:screenOrientation="portrait"
                   android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden" >
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@
     </application>
 <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" />
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"></uses-permission>
-</manifest> 
\ No newline at end of file
+</manifest>