diff --git a/core/tasks/apicheck.mk b/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
index 8d9928e..63fd4d4 100644
--- a/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 # api compatibility or added apis illegally.
 #
 
-# skip api check for TINY_ANDROID and PDK buid
-ifeq (,$(filter true, $(BUILD_TINY_ANDROID) $(TARGET_BUILD_PDK)))
+# skip api check for PDK buid
+ifeq (,$(filter true, $(WITHOUT_CHECK_API) $(TARGET_BUILD_PDK)))
 
 .PHONY: checkapi