diff --git a/core/tests/systemproperties/Android.mk b/core/tests/systemproperties/Android.mk
index 9f01a28..0c20876 100644
--- a/core/tests/systemproperties/Android.mk
+++ b/core/tests/systemproperties/Android.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := core-tests android-common frameworks-core-util-lib
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := android.test.runner
 LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME := FrameworksCoreSystemPropertiesTests
+LOCAL_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION := 1.8
 
 LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := platform