diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 74d9cc6beaf58..e0e7565433e85 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -17951,7 +17951,7 @@ package android.service.textservice {
     method public abstract android.view.textservice.SuggestionsInfo getSuggestions(android.view.textservice.TextInfo, int, java.lang.String);
     method public android.view.textservice.SuggestionsInfo[] getSuggestionsMultiple(android.view.textservice.TextInfo[], java.lang.String, int, boolean);
     method public final android.os.IBinder onBind(android.content.Intent);
-    field public static final java.lang.String SERVICE_INTERFACE;
+    field public static final java.lang.String SERVICE_INTERFACE = "android.service.textservice.SpellCheckerService";
   }
 
   public class SpellCheckerSession {
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/textservice/SpellCheckerService.java b/core/java/android/service/textservice/SpellCheckerService.java
index 6ac99cab0ebf0..270f51208ce01 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/textservice/SpellCheckerService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/textservice/SpellCheckerService.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
  */
 public abstract class SpellCheckerService extends Service {
     private static final String TAG = SpellCheckerService.class.getSimpleName();
-    public static final String SERVICE_INTERFACE = SpellCheckerService.class.getName();
+    public static final String SERVICE_INTERFACE =
+            "android.service.textservice.SpellCheckerService";
 
     private final SpellCheckerServiceBinder mBinder = new SpellCheckerServiceBinder(this);