diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 023d619..9663922 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@
 	return j.SdkVersion(ctx)
 }
 
+func (j *Javadoc) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
+	return j.SdkVersion(ctx)
+}
+
 func (j *Javadoc) TargetSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
 	return j.SdkVersion(ctx)
 }