diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index ade7d5973d..c3d390fd25 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ LOCAL_JACK_COVERAGE_INCLUDE_FILTER:=
 LOCAL_JACK_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_FILTER:=
 LOCAL_CERTIFICATE:=
 LOCAL_SDK_VERSION:=
+LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION:=
 LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION:=
 LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT:=
 LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT:=
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index a070d200f6..6ee983eb37 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ else
   endif
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(strip $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)))
+  my_jack_min_sdk_version := $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
+endif
+
 proto_sources := $(filter %.proto,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
 ifneq ($(proto_sources),)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),micro)