diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 25783dc2c..644c908d7 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ThemeProvider {
     override var themeId: Int = 0
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
-        val updateManager = UpdateManager(this)
-        updateManager.checkForUpdates()
         val splashScreen = installSplashScreen()
         splashScreen.setKeepOnScreenCondition { !DirectoryInitialization.areDirectoriesReady }
 
@@ -75,6 +73,9 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ThemeProvider {
         binding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
         setContentView(binding.root)
 
+        val updateManager = UpdateManager(this)
+        updateManager.checkForUpdates()
+
         WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
         window.setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_ADJUST_NOTHING)