diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/create/Android.mk b/tools/layoutlib/create/Android.mk
index c7f2c41376874..7611cde3f3928 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/create/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/create/Android.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under,src)
 
 LOCAL_JAR_MANIFEST := manifest.txt
 LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := \
-	asm-5.0
+	asm-5.2
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := layoutlib_create
 
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/create/tests/Android.mk b/tools/layoutlib/create/tests/Android.mk
index 61e381d48b169..488d7d6cc18de 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/create/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/create/tests/Android.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LOCAL_MODULE := layoutlib-create-tests
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := layoutlib_create junit-host
-LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := asm-5.0
+LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := asm-5.2
 
 include $(BUILD_HOST_JAVA_LIBRARY)