diff --git a/Tethering/apex/Android.bp b/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
index 96a4d20077..24df5f6960 100644
--- a/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/apex/Android.bp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 apex {
     name: "com.android.tethering",
     updatable: true,
+    min_sdk_version: "R",
     java_libs: ["framework-tethering"],
     apps: ["Tethering"],
     manifest: "manifest.json",