diff --git a/sys/opensles/openslescommon.c b/sys/opensles/openslescommon.c
index 3f4c89ecc6..7dc4bb81f8 100644
--- a/sys/opensles/openslescommon.c
+++ b/sys/opensles/openslescommon.c
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 
 #include "openslescommon.h"
 
+#ifndef SL_ANDROID_RECORDING_PRESET_VOICE_COMMUNICATION
+/* This was added in Android API level 14 */
+#define SL_ANDROID_RECORDING_PRESET_VOICE_COMMUNICATION ((SLuint32) 0x00000004)
+#endif
+
 GType
 gst_opensles_recording_preset_get_type (void)
 {
diff --git a/sys/opensles/openslescommon.h b/sys/opensles/openslescommon.h
index 181442b3ec..2b619ebc5c 100644
--- a/sys/opensles/openslescommon.h
+++ b/sys/opensles/openslescommon.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #include <SLES/OpenSLES.h>
 #include <SLES/OpenSLES_Android.h>
+/* This is needed explicitly for API level < 14 */
+#include <SLES/OpenSLES_AndroidConfiguration.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS