diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/Android.bp b/packages/SystemUI/shared/Android.bp
index 31a538c65dead..4471818138880 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/shared/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/Android.bp
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ android_library {
     // Enforce that the library is built against java 7 so that there are
     // no compatibility issues with launcher
     java_version: "1.7",
+
+    min_sdk_version: "26",
 }