diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6a47a46447..89ed630d84 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
     android:maxSdkVersion="29"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS" />
-  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
+  <!-- Permission needed up to Android 5.1, see https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/pull/5863 -->
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"
+    android:maxSdkVersion="22"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS"/>