diff --git a/android/experimental/DocumentLoader/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/experimental/DocumentLoader/AndroidManifest.xml
index f88f1ec9d787..65f223b32dad 100644
--- a/android/experimental/DocumentLoader/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/experimental/DocumentLoader/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- -->
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       package="org.libreoffice.android.examples"
+      android:installLocation="preferExternal"
       android:versionCode="1"
       android:versionName="1.0">
       <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9"
diff --git a/android/experimental/LibreOffice4Android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/experimental/LibreOffice4Android/AndroidManifest.xml
index c0f689edaca4..068b04c292ea 100644
--- a/android/experimental/LibreOffice4Android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/experimental/LibreOffice4Android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       package="org.libreoffice" 
+      android:installLocation="preferExternal"
       android:versionCode="1"
       android:versionName="1.0">