diff --git a/java/lint.go b/java/lint.go
index e97c9c2..426a2af 100644
--- a/java/lint.go
+++ b/java/lint.go
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
 	extraLintCheckJars      android.Paths
 	test                    bool
 	library                 bool
-	minSdkVersion           string
-	targetSdkVersion        string
-	compileSdkVersion       string
+	minSdkVersion           android.ApiLevel
+	targetSdkVersion        android.ApiLevel
+	compileSdkVersion       android.ApiLevel
 	compileSdkKind          android.SdkKind
 	javaLanguageLevel       string
 	kotlinLanguageLevel     string
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 		Text(`echo "<manifest xmlns:android='http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android'" &&`).
 		Text(`echo "    android:versionCode='1' android:versionName='1' >" &&`).
 		Textf(`echo "  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion='%s' android:targetSdkVersion='%s'/>" &&`,
-			l.minSdkVersion, l.targetSdkVersion).
+			l.minSdkVersion.String(), l.targetSdkVersion.String()).
 		Text(`echo "</manifest>"`).
 		Text(") >").Output(manifestPath)
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 		return
 	}
 
-	if l.minSdkVersion != l.compileSdkVersion {
+	if l.minSdkVersion.CompareTo(l.compileSdkVersion) == -1 {
 		l.extraMainlineLintErrors = append(l.extraMainlineLintErrors, updatabilityChecks...)
 		_, filtered := android.FilterList(l.properties.Lint.Warning_checks, updatabilityChecks)
 		if len(filtered) != 0 {
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
 		FlagWithOutput("--html ", html).
 		FlagWithOutput("--text ", text).
 		FlagWithOutput("--xml ", xml).
-		FlagWithArg("--compile-sdk-version ", l.compileSdkVersion).
+		FlagWithArg("--compile-sdk-version ", l.compileSdkVersion.String()).
 		FlagWithArg("--java-language-level ", l.javaLanguageLevel).
 		FlagWithArg("--kotlin-language-level ", l.kotlinLanguageLevel).
 		FlagWithArg("--url ", fmt.Sprintf(".=.,%s=out", android.PathForOutput(ctx).String())).