diff --git a/app/src/leanback/res/layout/view_empty.xml b/app/src/leanback/res/layout/view_empty.xml
index bc2dc8bb0..fdfe9114c 100644
--- a/app/src/leanback/res/layout/view_empty.xml
+++ b/app/src/leanback/res/layout/view_empty.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         android:layout_width="200dp"
         android:layout_height="224dp"
         app:lottie_autoPlay="true"
+        app:lottie_enableMergePathsForKitKatAndAbove="true"
         app:lottie_loop="true"
         app:lottie_rawRes="@raw/empty" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/mobile/res/layout/view_empty.xml b/app/src/mobile/res/layout/view_empty.xml
index 9b29ae923..918fd1e37 100644
--- a/app/src/mobile/res/layout/view_empty.xml
+++ b/app/src/mobile/res/layout/view_empty.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         android:layout_width="160dp"
         android:layout_height="180dp"
         app:lottie_autoPlay="true"
+        app:lottie_enableMergePathsForKitKatAndAbove="true"
         app:lottie_loop="true"
         app:lottie_rawRes="@raw/empty" />