diff --git a/webrtc.gni b/webrtc.gni
index 582071e1e2..2239d61eba 100644
--- a/webrtc.gni
+++ b/webrtc.gni
@@ -824,6 +824,16 @@ if (is_android) {
       # Treat warnings as errors.
       errorprone_args += [ "-Werror" ]
 
+      # WebRTC supports API level 16 while Chromium only supports 19.
+      # (the manifest defines minimum supported SDK version)
+      if (defined(invoker.android_manifest_for_lint)) {
+        # Custom manifest defined by the target, use that one.
+        android_manifest_for_lint = invoker.android_manifest_for_lint
+      } else {
+        # Default manifest for WebRTC.
+        android_manifest_for_lint = "//sdk/android/AndroidManifest.xml"
+      }
+
       # TODO(crbug.com/824679): Find out why this fails in Chromium
       if (!build_with_chromium) {
         errorprone_args += [