diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 0ec2502..d937654 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
 
 	dexJarFile := a.dexBuildActions(ctx)
 
-	jniLibs, certificateDeps := collectAppDeps(ctx, a.shouldEmbedJnis(ctx))
+	jniLibs, certificateDeps := collectAppDeps(ctx, a.shouldEmbedJnis(ctx), !Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis))
 	jniJarFile := a.jniBuildActions(jniLibs, ctx)
 
 	if ctx.Failed() {
@@ -592,7 +592,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func collectAppDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext, shouldCollectRecursiveNativeDeps bool) ([]jniLib, []Certificate) {
+func collectAppDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext, shouldCollectRecursiveNativeDeps bool,
+	checkNativeSdkVersion bool) ([]jniLib, []Certificate) {
 	var jniLibs []jniLib
 	var certificates []Certificate
 	seenModulePaths := make(map[string]bool)
@@ -614,6 +615,18 @@
 				}
 				seenModulePaths[path.String()] = true
 
+				if checkNativeSdkVersion {
+					if app, ok := ctx.Module().(interface{ sdkVersion() sdkSpec }); ok {
+						if app.sdkVersion().specified() &&
+							app.sdkVersion().kind != sdkCorePlatform &&
+							dep.SdkVersion() == "" {
+							ctx.PropertyErrorf("jni_libs",
+								"JNI dependency %q uses platform APIs, but this module does not",
+								otherName)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
 				if lib.Valid() {
 					jniLibs = append(jniLibs, jniLib{
 						name:         ctx.OtherModuleName(module),
@@ -1133,7 +1146,7 @@
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("One and only one of certficate, presigned, and default_dev_cert properties must be set")
 	}
 
-	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false)
+	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false, false)
 
 	// TODO: LOCAL_EXTRACT_APK/LOCAL_EXTRACT_DPI_APK
 	// TODO: LOCAL_PACKAGE_SPLITS
@@ -1405,7 +1418,7 @@
 	r.aapt.buildActions(ctx, r, "--no-resource-deduping", "--no-resource-removal")
 
 	// Sign the built package
-	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false)
+	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false, false)
 	certificates = processMainCert(r.ModuleBase, String(r.properties.Certificate), certificates, ctx)
 	signed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "signed", r.Name()+".apk")
 	SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, r.aapt.exportPackage, certificates, nil)