diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 7a42557..3460ca7 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1887,6 +1887,24 @@
 	return j.depIsInSameApex(ctx, dep)
 }
 
+func (j *Module) ShouldSupportSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion int) error {
+	sdkSpec := j.minSdkVersion()
+	if !sdkSpec.specified() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("min_sdk_version is not specified")
+	}
+	if sdkSpec.kind == sdkCore {
+		return nil
+	}
+	ver, err := sdkSpec.effectiveVersion(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if int(ver) > sdkVersion {
+		return fmt.Errorf("newer SDK(%v)", ver)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (j *Module) Stem() string {
 	return proptools.StringDefault(j.deviceProperties.Stem, j.Name())
 }
@@ -2651,6 +2669,11 @@
 	return j.depIsInSameApex(ctx, dep)
 }
 
+func (j *Import) ShouldSupportSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion int) error {
+	// Do not check for prebuilts against the min_sdk_version of enclosing APEX
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Add compile time check for interface implementation
 var _ android.IDEInfo = (*Import)(nil)
 var _ android.IDECustomizedModuleName = (*Import)(nil)
@@ -2820,6 +2843,11 @@
 	return j.dexJarFile
 }
 
+func (j *DexImport) ShouldSupportSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion int) error {
+	// we don't check prebuilt modules for sdk_version
+	return nil
+}
+
 // dex_import imports a `.jar` file containing classes.dex files.
 //
 // A dex_import module cannot be used as a dependency of a java_* or android_* module, it can only be installed