diff --git a/core/res/res/values/styles_holo.xml b/core/res/res/values/styles_holo.xml
index fdf9e31e4a60e..8ca12ae669864 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/styles_holo.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/styles_holo.xml
@@ -1172,7 +1172,8 @@ please see styles_device_defaults.xml.
 
     <style name="Widget.Holo.Light.FastScroll" parent="Widget.Holo.FastScroll" />
 
-    <style name="Widget.Holo.SuggestionItem" parent="TextAppearance.Holo.Medium">
+    <style name="Widget.Holo.SuggestionItem">
+        <item name="textAppearance">@android:style/TextAppearance.Holo.Medium</item>
         <item name="background">@color/white</item>
         <item name="drawablePadding">8dip</item>
         <item name="gravity">start|center_vertical</item>
@@ -1188,9 +1189,9 @@ please see styles_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="textColor">@color/black</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="TextAppearance.Holo.SuggestionHighlight" parent="TextAppearance.SuggestionHighlight" />
+    <style name="TextAppearance.Holo.SuggestionHighlight" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.SuggestionHighlight" />
 
-    <style name="Widget.Holo.SuggestionButton" parent="Widget.Holo.SuggestionItem">
+    <style name="Widget.Holo.SuggestionButton" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.SuggestionItem">
         <item name="background">#E9E9E9</item>
         <item name="textColor">@color/black</item>
     </style>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/styles_material.xml b/core/res/res/values/styles_material.xml
index 6752e3c900b0e..3ed8daae9dae3 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/styles_material.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/styles_material.xml
@@ -1001,7 +1001,8 @@ please see styles_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="contentDescription">@string/media_route_button_content_description</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="Widget.Material.SuggestionItem" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Material.Body1">
+    <style name="Widget.Material.SuggestionItem">
+        <item name="textAppearance">@android:style/TextAppearance.Material.Body1</item>
         <item name="textColor">?attr/textColorSecondary</item>
         <item name="drawablePadding">8dip</item>
         <item name="gravity">start|center_vertical</item>
@@ -1016,11 +1017,12 @@ please see styles_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="textSize">14sp</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="TextAppearance.Material.TextSuggestionHighlight" parent="Widget.Material.SuggestionItem">
+    <style name="TextAppearance.Material.TextSuggestionHighlight">
         <item name="textColor">?attr/textColorPrimary</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="Widget.Material.SuggestionButton" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Material.Button">
+    <style name="Widget.Material.SuggestionButton">
+        <item name="textAppearance">@android:style/TextAppearance.Material.Button</item>
         <item name="textColor">?attr/colorAccent</item>
         <item name="drawablePadding">8dip</item>
         <item name="gravity">start|center_vertical</item>