diff --git a/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoderFactory.java b/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoderFactory.java
index 0664f5ebe1..4d782a968e 100644
--- a/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoderFactory.java
+++ b/sdk/android/api/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoderFactory.java
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public class HardwareVideoEncoderFactory implements VideoEncoderFactory {
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public VideoEncoder createEncoder(VideoCodecInfo input) {
+    // HW encoding is not supported below Android Kitkat.
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     VideoCodecType type = VideoCodecType.valueOf(input.name);
     MediaCodecInfo info = findCodecForType(type);
 
@@ -100,6 +105,11 @@ public class HardwareVideoEncoderFactory implements VideoEncoderFactory {
 
   @Override
   public VideoCodecInfo[] getSupportedCodecs() {
+    // HW encoding is not supported below Android Kitkat.
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+      return new VideoCodecInfo[0];
+    }
+
     List<VideoCodecInfo> supportedCodecInfos = new ArrayList<VideoCodecInfo>();
     // Generate a list of supported codecs in order of preference:
     // VP8, VP9, H264 (high profile), and H264 (baseline profile).
diff --git a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/AndroidVideoDecoder.java b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/AndroidVideoDecoder.java
index c9ed406c1a..9956c3859d 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/AndroidVideoDecoder.java
+++ b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/AndroidVideoDecoder.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.webrtc.ThreadUtils.ThreadChecker;
 /**
  * Android hardware video decoder.
  */
-@TargetApi(16)
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 // Cannot support API 16 without using deprecated methods.
 // TODO(sakal): Rename to MediaCodecVideoDecoder once the deprecated implementation is removed.
diff --git a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoder.java b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoder.java
index 0dd2101325..ebf9de374f 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoder.java
+++ b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoder.java
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.webrtc.ThreadUtils.ThreadChecker;
 
-/** Android hardware video encoder. */
+/**
+ * Android hardware video encoder.
+ *
+ * @note This class is only supported on Android Kitkat and above.
+ */
 @TargetApi(19)
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // Cannot support API level 19 without using deprecated methods.
 class HardwareVideoEncoder implements VideoEncoder {
diff --git a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/MediaCodecUtils.java b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/MediaCodecUtils.java
index 8eb1b20ac1..13e2d06d2b 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/MediaCodecUtils.java
+++ b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/MediaCodecUtils.java
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.media.MediaCodec;
 import android.media.MediaCodecInfo;
 import android.media.MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities;
+import android.os.Build;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /** Container class for static constants and helpers used with MediaCodec. */
-@TargetApi(18)
 // We are forced to use the old API because we want to support API level < 21.
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 class MediaCodecUtils {
@@ -56,7 +56,15 @@ class MediaCodecUtils {
       MediaCodecUtils.COLOR_QCOM_FORMATYUV420PackedSemiPlanar32m};
 
   // Color formats supported by texture mode encoding - in order of preference.
-  static final int[] TEXTURE_COLOR_FORMATS = {MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities.COLOR_FormatSurface};
+  static final int[] TEXTURE_COLOR_FORMATS = getTextureColorFormats();
+
+  private static int[] getTextureColorFormats() {
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 18) {
+      return new int[] {MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities.COLOR_FormatSurface};
+    } else {
+      return new int[] {};
+    }
+  }
 
   static @Nullable Integer selectColorFormat(
       int[] supportedColorFormats, CodecCapabilities capabilities) {