diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_devices/native/juce_android_Oboe.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_devices/native/juce_android_Oboe.cpp
index ac24373adc..2e4ce8bc97 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_devices/native/juce_android_Oboe.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_devices/native/juce_android_Oboe.cpp
@@ -383,6 +383,15 @@ private:
     {
         auto bufferSizeHint = AndroidHighPerformanceAudioHelpers::getNativeBufferSizeHint();
 
+        // providing a callback is required on some devices to get a FAST track, so we pass an
+        // empty one to the temp stream to get the best available buffer size
+        struct DummyCallback  : public oboe::AudioStreamCallback
+        {
+            oboe::DataCallbackResult onAudioReady (oboe::AudioStream*, void*, int32_t) override  { return oboe::DataCallbackResult::Stop; }
+        };
+
+        DummyCallback callback;
+
         // NB: Exclusive mode could be rejected if a device is already opened in that mode, so to get
         //     reliable results, only use this function when a device is closed.
         //     We initially try to open a stream with a buffer size returned from
@@ -395,7 +404,7 @@ private:
                                                   getAndroidSDKVersion() >= 21 ? oboe::AudioFormat::Float : oboe::AudioFormat::I16,
                                                   (int) AndroidHighPerformanceAudioHelpers::getNativeSampleRate(),
                                                   bufferSizeHint,
-                                                  nullptr);
+                                                  &callback);
 
         if (auto* nativeStream = tempStream.getNativeStream())
             return nativeStream->getFramesPerBurst();