diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview_library/project.properties b/mobile/android/geckoview_library/project.properties
index 484dab07534..dfa4dd0977f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview_library/project.properties
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview_library/project.properties
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 #proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
 
 # Project target.
-target=android-17
+target=android-16
 android.library=true
diff --git a/mobile/android/tests/background/junit3/AndroidManifest.xml.in b/mobile/android/tests/background/junit3/AndroidManifest.xml.in
index bdd681f45bd..274a2bc3ef1 100644
--- a/mobile/android/tests/background/junit3/AndroidManifest.xml.in
+++ b/mobile/android/tests/background/junit3/AndroidManifest.xml.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     android:versionName="1.0" >
 
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8"
-              android:targetSdkVersion="14" />
+              android:targetSdkVersion="16" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="@ANDROID_BACKGROUND_TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME@.permissions.BROWSER_PROVIDER"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="@ANDROID_BACKGROUND_TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME@.permissions.FORMHISTORY_PROVIDER"/>