diff --git a/android/app/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/AndroidManifest.xml
index d1e5c9d2..28dd22b2 100644
--- a/android/app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 		android:required="false" />
 
 	<!-- Audio recording support -->
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
 	<uses-feature
 		android:name="android.hardware.microphone"
 		android:required="false" />
@@ -56,9 +57,6 @@
 	<!-- Allow access to the vibrator -->
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
 
-	<!-- if you want to capture audio, uncomment this. -->
-	<!-- <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" /> -->
-
 	<!-- Create a Java class extending SDLActivity and place it in a
 		directory under app/src/main/java matching the package, e.g. app/src/main/java/com/gamemaker/game/MyGame.java