diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 2a8994b3..f8212682 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ android {
         }
     }
     compileOptions {
+        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
@@ -76,4 +77,5 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2-rc03'
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0-rc03'
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.ui:ui-test:$compose_version"
+    coreLibraryDesugaring "com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.0.10"
 }