diff --git a/android/phoenix/jni/Application.mk b/android/phoenix/jni/Application.mk
index f332ad4667..f16169ec36 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/android/phoenix/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 ifeq ($(GLES),3)
-   APP_PLATFORM := $(NDK_GL_HEADER_VER)
+   ifndef NDK_GL_HEADER_VER
+      APP_PLATFORM := android-18
+   else
+      APP_PLATFORM := $(NDK_GL_HEADER_VER)
+   endif
 else
-   APP_PLATFORM := $(NDK_NO_GL_HEADER_VER)
+   ifndef NDK_NO_GL_HEADER_VER
+      APP_PLATFORM := android-9
+   else
+      APP_PLATFORM := $(NDK_NO_GL_HEADER_VER)
+   endif
 endif
 
 ifndef TARGET_ABIS