diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 1395ec4..1d7eaa7 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@
 			if v := sdkSpec.version; v.isNumbered() {
 				return v.String()
 			} else {
-				return ctx.Config().DefaultAppTargetSdk()
+				return ctx.Config().DefaultAppTargetSdk(ctx).String()
 			}
 		}