diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index dd2dc01215405..6be2b7bc3d7ee 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
             RemoteViews button = new RemoteViews(mContext.getPackageName(),
                     tombstone ? R.layout.notification_action_tombstone
                               : R.layout.notification_action);
-            button.setTextViewCompoundDrawables(R.id.action0, action.icon, 0, 0, 0);
+            button.setTextViewCompoundDrawablesRelative(R.id.action0, action.icon, 0, 0, 0);
             button.setTextViewText(R.id.action0, action.title);
             if (!tombstone) {
                 button.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.action0, action.actionIntent);