diff --git a/packages/core/android/build.gradle b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
index 3ed1e99aa..c790dba03 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ android {
       buildConfig = true
     }
   }
+  if (agpVersion.tokenize('.')[0].toInteger() < 8) {
+    compileOptions {
+      sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+      targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    }
+  }
 
   defaultConfig {
     minSdkVersion 21
@@ -141,10 +147,6 @@ android {
   lintOptions {
     disable 'GradleCompatible'
   }
-  compileOptions {
-    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-  }
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -210,7 +212,10 @@ unMock {
 
 tasks.withType(Test) {
   tasks.withType(KotlinCompile) {
-    kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    def agpVersion = com.android.Version.ANDROID_GRADLE_PLUGIN_VERSION
+    if (agpVersion.tokenize('.')[0].toInteger() < 8) {
+      kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    }
   }
 
   useJUnitPlatform {