diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3e455c61639..caa4cda28d8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ QT_QPA_DEFAULT_PLATFORM=
 # Android vars
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
-CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_PLATFORM=android-9
+CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_PLATFORM=android-16
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_TARGET_ARCH=armeabi-v7a
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=4.9
 CFG_DEFAULT_ANDROID_NDK_HOST=$ANDROID_NDK_HOST