diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 017c35414..1234a8088 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
                  android:hasCode="false"
                  android:isGame="true"
                  android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"
-                 android:hardwareAccelerated="true">
+                 android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
+                 android:resizeableActivity="false">
 
         <activity android:name="android.app.NativeActivity"
                   android:label="@string/app_name"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
     </application>
 
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" 
-              android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
+              android:targetSdkVersion="26" />
     <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.software.leanback" android:required="false" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false" />
diff --git a/android/make.sh b/android/make.sh
index 4b10ed86e..cb9dc540e 100755
--- a/android/make.sh
+++ b/android/make.sh
@@ -23,32 +23,32 @@ export ARCH_ARMV7=arm
 export HOST_ARMV7=arm-linux-androideabi
 export NDK_PLATFORM_ARMV7=android-19
 export MIN_SDK_VERSION_ARMV7=19
-export TARGET_SDK_VERSION_ARMV7=21
-export COMPILE_SDK_VERSION_ARMV7=21
+export TARGET_SDK_VERSION_ARMV7=26
+export COMPILE_SDK_VERSION_ARMV7=26
 
 export NDK_ABI_AARCH64=arm64-v8a
 export ARCH_AARCH64=arm64
 export HOST_AARCH64=aarch64-linux-android
 export NDK_PLATFORM_AARCH64=android-21
 export MIN_SDK_VERSION_AARCH64=21
-export TARGET_SDK_VERSION_AARCH64=21
-export COMPILE_SDK_VERSION_AARCH64=21
+export TARGET_SDK_VERSION_AARCH64=26
+export COMPILE_SDK_VERSION_AARCH64=26
 
 export NDK_ABI_X86=x86
 export ARCH_X86=x86
 export HOST_X86=i686-linux-android
 export NDK_PLATFORM_X86=android-19
 export MIN_SDK_VERSION_X86=19
-export TARGET_SDK_VERSION_X86=21
-export COMPILE_SDK_VERSION_X86=21
+export TARGET_SDK_VERSION_X86=26
+export COMPILE_SDK_VERSION_X86=26
 
 export NDK_ABI_X86_64=x86_64
 export ARCH_X86_64=x86_64
 export HOST_X86_64=x86_64-linux-android
 export NDK_PLATFORM_X86_64=android-21
 export MIN_SDK_VERSION_X86_64=21
-export TARGET_SDK_VERSION_X86_64=21
-export COMPILE_SDK_VERSION_X86_64=21
+export TARGET_SDK_VERSION_X86_64=26
+export COMPILE_SDK_VERSION_X86_64=26
 
 export APP_NAME_RELEASE="SuperTuxKart"
 export PACKAGE_NAME_RELEASE="org.supertuxkart.stk"