diff --git a/sdk/update.go b/sdk/update.go
index 0820d62..bed7f52 100644
--- a/sdk/update.go
+++ b/sdk/update.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 	targetBuildRelease := s.targetBuildRelease(ctx)
 	targetApiLevel, err := android.ApiLevelFromUser(ctx, targetBuildRelease.name)
 	if err != nil {
-		targetApiLevel = android.FutureApiLevel
+		targetApiLevel = android.InvalidApiLevel
 	}
 
 	// Aggregate all the sdkMemberVariantDep instances from all the sdk variants.