diff --git a/android/java/app/build.gradle b/android/java/app/build.gradle
index 11cb3c14d..40d2fc710 100644
--- a/android/java/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/app/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.mapbox.mapboxgl.app"
-        minSdkVersion 15
+        minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 21
     }
 
diff --git a/android/java/lib/build.gradle b/android/java/lib/build.gradle
index 5378d8c73..6ba0bb574 100644
--- a/android/java/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/lib/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.mapbox.mapboxgl.lib"
-        minSdkVersion 15
+        minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 21
 
         ndk {