diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/SASLMechanism.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/SASLMechanism.java
index dce630b8c..3a81b3535 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/SASLMechanism.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/SASLMechanism.java
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@ public abstract class SASLMechanism implements Comparable<SASLMechanism> {
     }
 
     public final int compareTo(SASLMechanism other) {
-        return getPriority() - other.getPriority();
+        // Switch to Integer.compare(int, int) once Smack is on Android 19 or higher.
+        Integer ourPriority = new Integer(getPriority());
+        return ourPriority.compareTo(other.getPriority());
     }
 
     /**