diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index fc0abc7..e18f9a4 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2150,11 +2150,13 @@
 define _create-default-manifest-file
 $(1):
 	rm -f $1
-	echo '<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="missing.manifest"></manifest>' > $1
+	(echo '<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="missing.manifest">' && \
+	 echo '    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="$(2)" />' && \
+	 echo '</manifest>' ) > $1
 endef
 
 define create-default-manifest-file
-  $(eval $(call _create-default-manifest-file,$(1)))
+  $(eval $(call _create-default-manifest-file,$(1),$(2)))
 endef
 
 
diff --git a/core/force_aapt2.mk b/core/force_aapt2.mk
index 3537cba..a097bd2 100644
--- a/core/force_aapt2.mk
+++ b/core/force_aapt2.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@
         # work around missing manifests by creating a default one
         $(call pretty-warning, Missing manifest file)
         LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE := $(call local-intermediates-dir,COMMON)/DefaultManifest.xml
-        $(call create-default-manifest-file,$(LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE))
+        ifdef LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION
+          my_manifest_min_sdk_version := $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
+        else ifneq (,$(filter-out current system_current test_current core_current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
+          my_manifest_min_sdk_version := $(call get-numeric-sdk-version,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
+        else
+          my_manifest_min_sdk_version := $(DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)
+        endif
+        $(call create-default-manifest-file,$(LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE),$(my_manifest_min_sdk_version))
+        my_manifest_min_sdk_version :=
       endif
     endif
   endif