diff --git a/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle b/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
index eddf2e27c45..36accd4df87 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ task copyAndRenameBinary(type: Copy) {
  * Used to validate the version of the Java SDK used for the Godot gradle builds.
  */
 task validateJavaVersion {
-    if (JavaVersion.current() != versions.javaVersion) {
-        throw new GradleException("Invalid Java version ${JavaVersion.current()}. Version ${versions.javaVersion} is the required Java version for Godot gradle builds.")
+    if (!JavaVersion.current().isCompatibleWith(versions.javaVersion)) {
+        throw new GradleException("Invalid Java version ${JavaVersion.current()}. Version ${versions.javaVersion} is the minimum supported Java version for Godot gradle builds.")
     }
 }