diff --git a/java/android_manifest.go b/java/android_manifest.go
index 77b6214..6577475 100644
--- a/java/android_manifest.go
+++ b/java/android_manifest.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 			Implicits: staticLibManifests,
 			Output:    mergedManifest,
 			Args: map[string]string{
-				"libs": android.JoinWithPrefix(staticLibManifests.Strings(), "--uses-library "),
+				"libs": android.JoinWithPrefix(staticLibManifests.Strings(), "--libs "),
 			},
 		})
 		manifest = mergedManifest