diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/Android.mk b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/Android.mk
index 5e47c8c2bfb11..11390c346e1ea 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/Android.mk
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 # Only compile source java files in this lib.
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, src)
-
 LOCAL_JAVA_RESOURCE_DIRS := res
+LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS := -source 6 -target 6
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := layoutlib-tests
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional