diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index a988449..9305052 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
+def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
+    rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
+}
+
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion project.hasProperty('compileSdkVersion') ? project.compileSdkVersion : 23
+    compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', 30)
     buildToolsVersion project.hasProperty('buildToolsVersion') ? project.buildToolsVersion : "23.0.1"
 
     defaultConfig {