diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 02cc8f2f..b891660f 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ android {
   compileSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('compileSdkVersion')
   buildToolsVersion getExtOrDefault('buildToolsVersion')
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 16
+    minSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault("minSdkVersion")
     targetSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('targetSdkVersion')
     versionCode 1
     versionName "1.0"