diff --git a/ndk/platforms/android-9/samples/native-activity/AndroidManifest.xml b/ndk/platforms/android-9/samples/native-activity/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1fd3620bc..ee83d12bd 100644
--- a/ndk/platforms/android-9/samples/native-activity/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/ndk/platforms/android-9/samples/native-activity/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         android:versionName="1.0">
 
     <!-- This is the platform API where NativeActivity was introduced. -->
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" />
 
     <!-- This .apk has no Java code itself, so set hasCode to false. -->
     <application android:label="@string/app_name" android:hasCode="false">