diff --git a/vmbase/Android.bp b/vmbase/Android.bp
index fb7f6a6..ab87053 100644
--- a/vmbase/Android.bp
+++ b/vmbase/Android.bp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 rust_defaults {
     name: "vmbase_rust_defaults",
+    edition: "2021",
     host_supported: false,
     enabled: false,
     target: {
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@
     defaults: ["vmbase_rust_defaults"],
     crate_name: "vmbase",
     srcs: ["src/lib.rs"],
-    edition: "2021",
     rustlibs: [
         "liblog_rust_nostd",
         "libpsci",