diff --git a/apex/sdkextensions/Android.bp b/apex/sdkextensions/Android.bp
index a22a948bb236a..dbb5bd3d660ff 100644
--- a/apex/sdkextensions/Android.bp
+++ b/apex/sdkextensions/Android.bp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ apex {
 apex_defaults {
     name: "com.android.sdkext-defaults",
     updatable: true,
+    min_sdk_version: "R",
     java_libs: [ "framework-sdkextensions" ],
     prebuilts: [
         "derive_sdk.rc",
diff --git a/packages/Tethering/apex/Android.bp b/packages/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
index 96a4d20077534..24df5f6960778 100644
--- a/packages/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 apex {
     name: "com.android.tethering",
     updatable: true,
+    min_sdk_version: "R",
     java_libs: ["framework-tethering"],
     apps: ["Tethering"],
     manifest: "manifest.json",