diff --git a/engine/src/android/com/jme3/renderer/android/TextureUtil.java b/engine/src/android/com/jme3/renderer/android/TextureUtil.java
index b94ab35b6..07d9d2cc3 100644
--- a/engine/src/android/com/jme3/renderer/android/TextureUtil.java
+++ b/engine/src/android/com/jme3/renderer/android/TextureUtil.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class TextureUtil {
         
         if (!NPOT) {
             // Check if texture is POT
-            if (!FastMath.isPowerOfTwo(width) || width != height) {
+            if (!FastMath.isPowerOfTwo(width) || !FastMath.isPowerOfTwo(height)) {
                 throw new RendererException("Non-power-of-2 textures "
                         + "are not supported by the video hardware "
                         + "and no scaling path available for image: " + img);