diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.h b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.h
index 1f2c5bf18b4..57095e07f04 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.h
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define VN_MIN_RENDERER_VERSION VK_API_VERSION_1_1
 
 /* max advertised version at both instance and device levels */
-#if defined(ANDROID) && ANDROID_API_LEVEL < 33
+#if defined(ANDROID_STRICT) && ANDROID_API_LEVEL < 33
 #define VN_MAX_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 1, VK_HEADER_VERSION)
 #else
 #define VN_MAX_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 3, VK_HEADER_VERSION)