diff --git a/apex/permission/Android.bp b/apex/permission/Android.bp
index 71a52bb216ea1..e30df05b23407 100644
--- a/apex/permission/Android.bp
+++ b/apex/permission/Android.bp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ apex {
 apex_defaults {
     name: "com.android.permission-defaults",
     updatable: true,
-    min_sdk_version: "R",
+    min_sdk_version: "30",
     key: "com.android.permission.key",
     certificate: ":com.android.permission.certificate",
     java_libs: [