diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index 1b0b3a4fd0..a0e287ae24 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ public class LauncherModel extends BroadcastReceiver
             Collections.sort(allWorkspaceItems, new Comparator<ItemInfo>() {
                 @Override
                 public int compare(ItemInfo lhs, ItemInfo rhs) {
-                    return Long.compare(lhs.container, rhs.container);
+                    return Utilities.longCompare(lhs.container, rhs.container);
                 }
             });
             for (ItemInfo info : allWorkspaceItems) {
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ public class LauncherModel extends BroadcastReceiver
                             lhs.cellY * cellCountX + lhs.cellX);
                     long rr = (rhs.container * containerOffset + rhs.screenId * screenOffset +
                             rhs.cellY * cellCountX + rhs.cellX);
-                    return Long.compare(lr, rr);
+                    return Utilities.longCompare(lr, rr);
                 }
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index d054da31cd..2ed9a25ada 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -747,4 +747,11 @@ public final class Utilities {
             return msg;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Replacement for Long.compare() which was added in API level 19.
+     */
+    public static int longCompare(long lhs, long rhs) {
+        return lhs < rhs ? -1 : (lhs == rhs ? 0 : 1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ManagedProfileHeuristic.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ManagedProfileHeuristic.java
index 74fc92a04e..849b05c0af 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ManagedProfileHeuristic.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ManagedProfileHeuristic.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class ManagedProfileHeuristic {
 
             @Override
             public int compare(ShortcutInfo lhs, ShortcutInfo rhs) {
-                return Long.compare(lhs.firstInstallTime, rhs.firstInstallTime);
+                return Utilities.longCompare(lhs.firstInstallTime, rhs.firstInstallTime);
             }
         });