diff --git a/android/modules/geolocation/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/geolocation/android/FusedLocationProvider.java b/android/modules/geolocation/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/geolocation/android/FusedLocationProvider.java
index 14605891bcb..9274d0d68ca 100644
--- a/android/modules/geolocation/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/geolocation/android/FusedLocationProvider.java
+++ b/android/modules/geolocation/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/geolocation/android/FusedLocationProvider.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public static boolean hasPlayServices(Context context)
 		}
 		try {
 			Class.forName("com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailability");
+			Class.forName("com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient");
 			return PlayServices.validVersion() && PlayServices.available(context);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			useFusedLocation = false;