diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 6b44c9e48..6c417da08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
         id: setup_ndk
         with:
-          ndk-version: r25
+          ndk-version: r21e
       - name: Build (Android.mk)
         if: ${{ matrix.platform.name == 'Android.mk' }}
         run: |
diff --git a/build-scripts/androidbuildlibs.sh b/build-scripts/androidbuildlibs.sh
index e85e95e74..dc7217293 100755
--- a/build-scripts/androidbuildlibs.sh
+++ b/build-scripts/androidbuildlibs.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ ndk-build \
     NDK_LIBS_OUT=$lib \
     APP_BUILD_SCRIPT=Android.mk \
     APP_ABI="armeabi-v7a arm64-v8a x86 x86_64" \
-    APP_PLATFORM=android-19 \
+    APP_PLATFORM=android-16 \
     APP_MODULES="SDL2 SDL2_main" \
     $ndk_args