diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
index 8fcda7c2..20fe0625 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
@@ -440,7 +440,11 @@ public class FileBackend {
 		pathBuilder.append("IMG_" + this.imageDateFormat.format(new Date()) + ".jpg");
 		File file = new File(pathBuilder.toString());
 		file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-		return FileProvider.getUriForFile(mXmppConnectionService,"eu.siacs.conversations.files",file);
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+			return FileProvider.getUriForFile(mXmppConnectionService, "eu.siacs.conversations.files", file);
+		} else {
+			return Uri.fromFile(file);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public Avatar getPepAvatar(Uri image, int size, Bitmap.CompressFormat format) {