diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
index 398149825..95c48ecf0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ class ReaderActivity : BaseRxActivity<ReaderActivityBinding, ReaderPresenter>()
         applyAppTheme(preferences)
 
         // Setup shared element transitions
+        window.requestFeature(Window.FEATURE_ACTIVITY_TRANSITIONS)
         findViewById<View>(android.R.id.content)?.let { contentView ->
-            window.requestFeature(Window.FEATURE_ACTIVITY_TRANSITIONS)
             contentView.transitionName = SHARED_ELEMENT_NAME
             setEnterSharedElementCallback(MaterialContainerTransformSharedElementCallback())
             window.sharedElementEnterTransition = buildContainerTransform(true)