diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
index d58a472485..18ef8b560a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
@@ -511,11 +511,13 @@ void Water::createSimpleWaterStateSet(osg::Node* node, float alpha)
 
     // use a shader to render the simple water, ensuring that fog is applied per pixel as required.
     // this could be removed if a more detailed water mesh, using some sort of paging solution, is implemented.
+#if !defined(OPENGL_ES) && !defined(ANDROID)
     Resource::SceneManager* sceneManager = mResourceSystem->getSceneManager();
     bool oldValue = sceneManager->getForceShaders();
     sceneManager->setForceShaders(true);
     sceneManager->recreateShaders(node);
     sceneManager->setForceShaders(oldValue);
+#endif
 }
 
 void Water::createShaderWaterStateSet(osg::Node* node, Reflection* reflection, Refraction* refraction)