diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 1b77c538..0ab6f0f9 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #
 
+LIBDRM_ANDROID_MAJOR_VERSION := $(word 1, $(subst ., , $(PLATFORM_VERSION)))
+ifneq ($(filter 2 4, $(LIBDRM_ANDROID_MAJOR_VERSION)),)
+$(error "Android 4.4 and earlier not supported")
+endif
+
 LIBDRM_COMMON_MK := $(call my-dir)/Android.common.mk
 
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)