diff --git a/android/sample/build.gradle b/android/sample/build.gradle
index 30506ab37..2c8e2cb3e 100644
--- a/android/sample/build.gradle
+++ b/android/sample/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion rootProject.compileSdkVersion
     buildToolsVersion rootProject.buildToolsVersion
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion rootProject.minSdkVersion
+        minSdkVersion 21
         testInstrumentationRunner 'androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner'
         applicationId 'com.facebook.flipper.sample'
         targetSdkVersion 28