diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandApplication.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandApplication.java
index c47dfb2e08..83212425cf 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandApplication.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandApplication.java
@@ -364,18 +364,24 @@ public class OsmandApplication extends Application {
 	}
 
 	private void startApplicationBackground() {
-		List<String> warnings = null;
+		List<String> warnings = new ArrayList<String>();
 		try {
-			if (osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING.get()) {
+			if(osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING_FAILED.get()){
+				osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING.set(false);
+				osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING_FAILED.set(false);
+				warnings.add(getString(R.string.native_library_not_supported));
+			} else if (osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING.get()) {
+				osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING_FAILED.set(true);
 				startDialog.startTask(getString(R.string.init_native_library), -1);
 				RenderingRulesStorage storage = rendererRegistry.getCurrentSelectedRenderer();
 				boolean initialized = NativeOsmandLibrary.getLibrary(storage) != null;
+				osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING_FAILED.set(false);
 				if (!initialized) {
 					LOG.info("Native library could not loaded!");
 					osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING.set(false);
 				}
 			}
-			warnings = manager.reloadIndexes(startDialog);
+			warnings.addAll(manager.reloadIndexes(startDialog));
 			player = null;
 			SavingTrackHelper helper = new SavingTrackHelper(OsmandApplication.this);
 			if (helper.hasDataToSave()) {
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandSettings.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandSettings.java
index 5ad47947bf..de9882df38 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandSettings.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandSettings.java
@@ -1095,7 +1095,9 @@ public class OsmandSettings {
 	public final OsmandPreference<Boolean> TEST_ANIMATE_ROUTING = new BooleanPreference("animate_routing", false, true);
 	
 	// this value string is synchronized with settings_pref.xml preference name
-	public final OsmandPreference<Boolean> NATIVE_RENDERING = new BooleanPreference("native_rendering", false, true);
+	public final OsmandPreference<Boolean> NATIVE_RENDERING = new BooleanPreference("native_rendering", true, true);
+	
+	public final OsmandPreference<Boolean> NATIVE_RENDERING_FAILED = new BooleanPreference("native_rendering_failed_init", false, true);
 	
 	
 	// this value string is synchronized with settings_pref.xml preference name
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/SettingsActivity.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/SettingsActivity.java
index a6f4be19f1..7e2a88eed9 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity implements OnPreference
 		registerBooleanPreference(osmandSettings.SHOW_RULER,screen);
 		CheckBoxPreference nativeCheckbox = registerBooleanPreference(osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING,screen);
 		//disable the checkbox if the library cannot be used
-		if (NativeOsmandLibrary.isLoaded() && !NativeOsmandLibrary.isSupported()) {
+		if ((NativeOsmandLibrary.isLoaded() && !NativeOsmandLibrary.isSupported()) || 
+				osmandSettings.NATIVE_RENDERING_FAILED.get()) {
 			nativeCheckbox.setEnabled(false);
 		}