diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index f162a17..47e6efa 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -721,8 +721,8 @@
 	return a.SdkVersion(ctx).ApiLevel
 }
 
-func (a *AARImport) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.SdkSpec {
-	return android.SdkSpecFrom(ctx, "")
+func (a *AARImport) ReplaceMaxSdkVersionPlaceholder(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
+	return android.SdkSpecFrom(ctx, "").ApiLevel
 }
 
 func (a *AARImport) TargetSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {