diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 628dae01..e613395c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ android {
     }
 
     compileOptions {
+        // Flag to enable support for the new language APIs
+        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
+
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.13.2"
     testImplementation "org.robolectric:robolectric:4.4"
+    coreLibraryDesugaring "com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5"
 }
 
 task versionName {
diff --git a/termux-shared/build.gradle b/termux-shared/build.gradle
index 62847820..573f547c 100644
--- a/termux-shared/build.gradle
+++ b/termux-shared/build.gradle
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ android {
     }
 
     compileOptions {
+        // Flag to enable support for the new language APIs
+        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
+
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.13.2"
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3"
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.4.0"
+    coreLibraryDesugaring "com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5"
 }
 
 task sourceJar(type: Jar) {