diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
index fe7d58b6b51..3227f5115bd 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@
 #if __ANDROID_API__ < 21
 #error "Requires Android API v21 and above"
 #endif
-#if (__ANDROID_API__) >= 23
 #define GPR_SUPPORT_BINDER_TRANSPORT 1
-#endif
 // TODO(apolcyn): re-evaluate support for c-ares
 // on android after upgrading our c-ares dependency.
 // See https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/18038.