diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3d5d734b..7935e805 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
         android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
         android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config">
 
+        <!-- required for Google Maps SDK legacy renderer (only on old devices that don't support the new renderer) -->
+        <uses-library
+            android:name="org.apache.http.legacy"
+            android:required="false" />
+
         <meta-data
             android:name="com.mapbox.ACCESS_TOKEN"
             android:value="@string/mapbox_key" />