diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index e7f79d24d..c61b7e56a 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func (prebuilt *Import) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
 			func(w io.Writer, outputFile android.Path) {
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE := true")
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SOONG_HEADER_JAR :=", prebuilt.combinedClasspathFile.String())
+				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SDK_VERSION :=", prebuilt.properties.Sdk_version)
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 0cd99ebf9..7fdf94eba 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -913,6 +913,8 @@ func BinaryHostFactory() android.Module {
 
 type ImportProperties struct {
 	Jars []string
+
+	Sdk_version string
 }
 
 type Import struct {