diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/libcore/icu/ICU_Delegate.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/libcore/icu/ICU_Delegate.java
index d40352f4b582c..998b08b1b3592 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/libcore/icu/ICU_Delegate.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/libcore/icu/ICU_Delegate.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class ICU_Delegate {
         result.percent = '%';
         result.perMill = '\u2030';
         result.monetarySeparator = ' ';
-        result.minusSign = '-';
+        result.minusSign = "-";
         result.exponentSeparator = "e";
         result.infinity = "\u221E";
         result.NaN = "NaN";