diff --git a/backends/platform/android/org/inodes/gus/scummvm/EditableSurfaceView.java b/backends/platform/android/org/inodes/gus/scummvm/EditableSurfaceView.java
index 5b71d4a3a5b6..1a0972d4dd33 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/org/inodes/gus/scummvm/EditableSurfaceView.java
+++ b/backends/platform/android/org/inodes/gus/scummvm/EditableSurfaceView.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public EditableSurfaceView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs,
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean onCheckIsTextEditor() {
-		return true;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	private class MyInputConnection extends BaseInputConnection {