diff --git a/gapidapk/android/apk/AndroidManifest.xml.in b/gapidapk/android/apk/AndroidManifest.xml.in
index aa892a922c..4ca2763b5e 100644
--- a/gapidapk/android/apk/AndroidManifest.xml.in
+++ b/gapidapk/android/apk/AndroidManifest.xml.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     >
 
     <uses-sdk
-        android:minSdkVersion="16"
+        android:minSdkVersion="21"
         android:targetSdkVersion="26" />
 
     <application
diff --git a/tools/build/rules/AndroidManifest.xml b/tools/build/rules/AndroidManifest.xml
index c7a2b8b952..bb4b4ec082 100644
--- a/tools/build/rules/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tools/build/rules/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     package="com.google.android.gapid.gapii">
 
     <uses-sdk
-        android:minSdkVersion="16"
+        android:minSdkVersion="21"
         android:targetSdkVersion="26" />
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/tools/build/workspace.bzl b/tools/build/workspace.bzl
index 6acab708a7..3ebefe1164 100644
--- a/tools/build/workspace.bzl
+++ b/tools/build/workspace.bzl
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ def gapid_dependencies(android = True, mingw = True, locals = {}):
             native.android_sdk_repository,
             name = "androidsdk",
             locals = locals,
-            api_level = 26,
+            api_level = 26, # This is the target API
         )
 
         maybe_repository(
             native.android_ndk_repository,
             name = "androidndk",
             locals = locals,
-            api_level = 26,
+            api_level = 21, # This is the minimum API
         )
 
         maybe_repository(