diff --git a/buildozer/targets/android.py b/buildozer/targets/android.py
index 6f7dfb044..aa12e67ac 100644
--- a/buildozer/targets/android.py
+++ b/buildozer/targets/android.py
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ def build_package(self):
                                         self.android_api)),
             ("--minsdk", config.getdefault('app', 'android.minapi',
                                            self.android_minapi)),
+            ("--ndk-api", config.getdefault('app', 'android.minapi',
+                                            self.android_minapi)),
         ]
         is_private_storage = config.getbooldefault(
             'app', 'android.private_storage', True)
diff --git a/buildozer/targets/android_new.py b/buildozer/targets/android_new.py
index 325b9d416..e21f4918c 100644
--- a/buildozer/targets/android_new.py
+++ b/buildozer/targets/android_new.py
@@ -73,10 +73,14 @@ def compile_platform(self):
         if local_recipes:
             options.append('--local-recipes')
             options.append(local_recipes)
-        available_modules = self._p4a(
-            "create --dist_name={} --bootstrap={} --requirements={} --arch {} {}".format(
+        config = self.buildozer.config
+        self._p4a(
+            ("create --dist_name={} --bootstrap={} --requirements={} "
+             "--ndk-api {} "
+             "--arch {} {}").format(
                  dist_name, self._p4a_bootstrap, requirements,
-                 self.buildozer.config.getdefault('app', 'android.arch', "armeabi-v7a"), " ".join(options)),
+                 config.getdefault('app', 'android.minapi', self.android_minapi),
+                 config.getdefault('app', 'android.arch', "armeabi-v7a"), " ".join(options)),
             get_stdout=True)[0]
 
     def get_dist_dir(self, dist_name):