diff --git a/java/config/droidstubs.go b/java/config/droidstubs.go
index b7aab5a98..7029fee06 100644
--- a/java/config/droidstubs.go
+++ b/java/config/droidstubs.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var (
 	MetalavaAnnotationsWarningsFlags = strings.Join(metalavaAnnotationsWarningsFlags, " ")
 
 	metalavaHideFlaggedApis = []string{
-		"--hide-annotation",
+		"--revert-annotation",
 		"android.annotation.FlaggedApi",
 	}
 
diff --git a/java/droidstubs_test.go b/java/droidstubs_test.go
index b97ae29d2..17cad8958 100644
--- a/java/droidstubs_test.go
+++ b/java/droidstubs_test.go
@@ -393,5 +393,5 @@ func TestDroidstubsHideFlaggedApi(t *testing.T) {
 	m := result.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
 	manifest := m.Output("metalava.sbox.textproto")
 	cmdline := String(android.RuleBuilderSboxProtoForTests(t, result.TestContext, manifest).Commands[0].Command)
-	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "flagged api hide command not included", cmdline, "--hide-annotation android.annotation.FlaggedApi")
+	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "flagged api hide command not included", cmdline, "--revert-annotation android.annotation.FlaggedApi")
 }