diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
index 9612f69a9fb831d7e6f72eff41784224f928527e..73c0b83510c31c77339582bfbd70ce146602999b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ public class FileBackend {
                         .add(
                                 Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,
                                 Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES,
-                                Environment.DIRECTORY_MOVIES,
-                                Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS);
+                                Environment.DIRECTORY_MOVIES);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
+            builder.add(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS);
+        }
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
             builder.add(Environment.DIRECTORY_RECORDINGS);
         }