diff --git a/cc/api_level.go b/cc/api_level.go
index fdff5cb..a5571f3 100644
--- a/cc/api_level.go
+++ b/cc/api_level.go
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 	"android/soong/android"
 )
 
-func minApiForArch(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext,
+// MinApiLevelForArch returns the ApiLevel for the Android version that
+// first supported the architecture.
+func MinApiForArch(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext,
 	arch android.ArchType) android.ApiLevel {
 
 	switch arch {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
 func nativeApiLevelFromUser(ctx android.BaseModuleContext,
 	raw string) (android.ApiLevel, error) {
 
-	min := minApiForArch(ctx, ctx.Arch().ArchType)
+	min := MinApiForArch(ctx, ctx.Arch().ArchType)
 	if raw == "minimum" {
 		return min, nil
 	}
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 27ea1a2..151ad9c 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@
 		}
 
 		// Raise the minSdkVersion to the minimum supported for the architecture.
-		minApiForArch := minApiForArch(ctx, m.Target().Arch.ArchType)
+		minApiForArch := MinApiForArch(ctx, m.Target().Arch.ArchType)
 		if apiLevel.LessThan(minApiForArch) {
 			apiLevel = minApiForArch
 		}
@@ -3700,7 +3700,7 @@
 	// This allows introducing new architectures in the platform that
 	// need to be included in apexes that normally require an older
 	// min_sdk_version.
-	minApiForArch := minApiForArch(ctx, c.Target().Arch.ArchType)
+	minApiForArch := MinApiForArch(ctx, c.Target().Arch.ArchType)
 	if sdkVersion.LessThan(minApiForArch) {
 		sdkVersion = minApiForArch
 	}