diff --git a/tests/TileBenchmark/AndroidManifest.xml b/tests/TileBenchmark/AndroidManifest.xml
index f125c707a399c..c569ff4762c90 100644
--- a/tests/TileBenchmark/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tests/TileBenchmark/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
       android:versionCode="1"
       android:versionName="1.0" package="com.test.tilebenchmark">
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
     <application android:icon="@drawable/icon"
                  android:label="@string/app_name"
                  android:hardwareAccelerated="true">