diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 14e4509367..ae6293100b 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2535,7 +2535,7 @@ define transform-classes.jar-to-dex
 $(hide) rm -f $(dir $@)classes*.dex
 $(hide) $(DX_COMMAND) \
     --dex --output=$(dir $@) \
-    --min-sdk-version=$(call codename-or-sdk-to-sdk,$(PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)) \
+    --min-sdk-version=$(PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION) \
     $(if $(NO_OPTIMIZE_DX), \
         --no-optimize) \
     $(if $(GENERATE_DEX_DEBUG), \
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index 7ae4a0a6c8..53c9158efa 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -209,13 +209,23 @@ $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(built_dex) $(java_resource_sources)
 endif # !LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY
 
 ifneq (,$(filter-out current system_current test_current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK := $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_SDK_VERSION := $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
+  my_default_app_target_sdk := $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
+  my_sdk_version := $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
 else
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK := $(DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_SDK_VERSION := $(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION)
+  my_default_app_target_sdk := $(DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)
+  my_sdk_version := $(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION)
 endif
 
+ifdef LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION
+  my_min_sdk_version := $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
+else
+  my_min_sdk_version := $(call codename-or-sdk-to-sdk,$(my_default_app_target_sdk))
+endif
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK := $(my_default_app_target_sdk)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_SDK_VERSION := $(my_sdk_version)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(my_min_sdk_version)
+
 else # LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
   PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jack-rsc
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 0382c479c7..90a8263780 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ ifdef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
   endif
 endif
 
+ifdef LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION
+  my_min_sdk_version := $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
+else
+  my_min_sdk_version := $(call codename-or-sdk-to-sdk,\
+    $(PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK))
+endif
+
 ifndef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
   ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES),true)
     LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(TARGET_DEFAULT_JAVA_LIBRARIES) $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
@@ -805,13 +812,24 @@ $(LOCAL_MODULE)-findbugs : $(findbugs_html)
 endif  # full_classes_jar is defined
 
 ifneq (,$(filter-out current system_current test_current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK := $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_SDK_VERSION := $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
+  my_default_app_target_sdk := $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
+  my_sdk_version := $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
 else
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK := $(DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_SDK_VERSION := $(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION)
+  my_default_app_target_sdk := $(DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)
+  my_sdk_version := $(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION)
 endif
 
+
+ifdef LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION
+  my_min_sdk_version := $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
+else
+  my_min_sdk_version := $(call codename-or-sdk-to-sdk,$(my_default_app_target_sdk))
+endif
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK := $(my_default_app_target_sdk)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_SDK_VERSION := $(my_sdk_version)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(my_min_sdk_version)
+
 ifdef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
 	PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jack-rsc