diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index d242d0aa51..d26a5afeab 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ A new header is inserted each time a *tag* is created.
 ## main branch
 
 - engine: LiSPSM is now a user settable option
+- Java: Fix TransformManager.getChildren()
 
 ## v1.27.2
 
diff --git a/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/TransformManager.cpp b/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/TransformManager.cpp
index 8ddcae0dbd..580367eb20 100644
--- a/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/TransformManager.cpp
+++ b/android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/TransformManager.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Java_com_google_android_filament_TransformManager_nGetChildren(JNIEnv* env,
     // (which it is), but still.
     tm->getChildren((TransformManager::Instance) i,
             reinterpret_cast<Entity *>(entities), (size_t) count);
-    env->ReleaseIntArrayElements(outEntities_, entities, JNI_ABORT);
+    env->ReleaseIntArrayElements(outEntities_, entities, 0);
 }
 
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT void JNICALL