diff --git a/backends/platform/android/org/scummvm/scummvm/ScummVMEvents.java b/backends/platform/android/org/scummvm/scummvm/ScummVMEvents.java
index 702215341ba..eef5d1911b5 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/org/scummvm/scummvm/ScummVMEvents.java
+++ b/backends/platform/android/org/scummvm/scummvm/ScummVMEvents.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.scummvm.scummvm;
 
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -69,13 +70,16 @@ public class ScummVMEvents implements
 	}
 
 	public boolean onGenericMotionEvent(final MotionEvent e) {
-		if((e.getSource() & InputDevice.SOURCE_CLASS_JOYSTICK) != 0) {
-			_scummvm.pushEvent(JE_JOYSTICK, e.getAction(),
-					   (int)(e.getAxisValue(MotionEvent.AXIS_X)*100),
-					   (int)(e.getAxisValue(MotionEvent.AXIS_Y)*100),
-					   0, 0);
-			return true;
-		}
+    	// Make sure we're running on Android 3.1 or higher to use getAxisValue() 
+    	if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB_MR1) {
+			if((e.getSource() & InputDevice.SOURCE_CLASS_JOYSTICK) != 0) {
+				_scummvm.pushEvent(JE_JOYSTICK, e.getAction(),
+						   (int)(e.getAxisValue(MotionEvent.AXIS_X)*100),
+						   (int)(e.getAxisValue(MotionEvent.AXIS_Y)*100),
+						   0, 0);
+				return true;
+			}
+    	}
 
 		return false;
 	}