Method NdefRecord.createTextRecord("en" , "string") not working below API level 21

This code works fine when I use it on a device with Android Lollipop (5.x) or Marshmallow (6.0):

@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
public NdefMessage createNdfMessage(String content) {
    NdefRecord record = NdefRecord.createTextRecord("en", content);
    NdefMessage msg = new NdefMessage(new NdefRecord[]{record});
    return msg;
}

But when I try this on a device with Android 4.2.2 (API level 17) my app crashes. How can I use this code to create a Text record on API levels below 21 (that's the API level where the method NdefRecord.createTextRecord became available)?