diff --git a/tools/aapt/Android.mk b/tools/aapt/Android.mk
index 4f84cf9fbc9cd..94a74c4ca987f 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/aapt/Android.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ aaptHostStaticLibs := \
     libziparchive-host \
     libbase
 
-aaptCFlags := -DAAPT_VERSION=\"$(BUILD_NUMBER)\"
+aaptCFlags := -DAAPT_VERSION=\"$(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE)\"
 aaptCFlags += -Wall -Werror
 
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)