diff --git a/.gn b/.gn
index c9824916ad..445772fada 100644
--- a/.gn
+++ b/.gn
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ default_args = {
   ios_deployment_target = "12.0"
 
   # The SDK API level, in contrast, is set by build/android/AndroidManifest.xml.
-  android32_ndk_api_level = 16
+  android32_ndk_api_level = 21
   android64_ndk_api_level = 21
 
   # WebRTC does not provide the gflags dependency. Because libyuv uses it only