diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index 5c6d41d..7898e9d 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package java
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("min_sdk_version", "%s", err)
 	}
 
-	flags = append(flags, "--min-api "+effectiveVersion.AsNumberString())
+	flags = append(flags, "--min-api "+strconv.Itoa(effectiveVersion.FinalOrFutureInt()))
 	return flags
 }