diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index cd1d92c..72797eb 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@
 		if version == "" || version == "current" {
 			target += strconv.Itoa(android.FutureApiLevelInt)
 		} else {
-			target += version
+			apiLevel := nativeApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, version)
+			target += apiLevel.String()
 		}
 	}