diff --git a/samples/android/color-blob-detection/AndroidManifest.xml b/samples/android/color-blob-detection/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9d04092821..d322ba27d3 100644
--- a/samples/android/color-blob-detection/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/samples/android/color-blob-detection/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                       android:largeScreens="true"
                       android:anyDensity="true" />
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="11" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
 
diff --git a/samples/android/tutorial-3-native/AndroidManifest.xml b/samples/android/tutorial-3-native/AndroidManifest.xml
index 770474527c..164b81d8d4 100644
--- a/samples/android/tutorial-3-native/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/samples/android/tutorial-3-native/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                       android:largeScreens="true"
                       android:anyDensity="true" />
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="11" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>