diff --git a/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/PlayerActivity.java b/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/PlayerActivity.java
index 95c1073f57..e32373f540 100644
--- a/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/PlayerActivity.java
+++ b/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/PlayerActivity.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class PlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
       DefaultTrackSelector.ParametersBuilder builder =
           new DefaultTrackSelector.ParametersBuilder(/* context= */ this);
       boolean tunneling = intent.getBooleanExtra(TUNNELING, false);
-      if (tunneling) {
+      if (Util.SDK_INT >= 21 && tunneling) {
         builder.setTunnelingAudioSessionId(C.generateAudioSessionIdV21(/* context= */ this));
       }
       trackSelectorParameters = builder.build();
diff --git a/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/SampleChooserActivity.java b/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/SampleChooserActivity.java
index 11ed258c42..22533fd410 100644
--- a/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/SampleChooserActivity.java
+++ b/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/SampleChooserActivity.java
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ public class SampleChooserActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     preferExtensionDecodersMenuItem.setVisible(useExtensionRenderers);
     randomAbrMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.random_abr);
     tunnelingMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.tunneling);
+    if (Util.SDK_INT < 21) {
+      tunnelingMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
+    }
     return true;
   }