diff --git a/java/android_manifest.go b/java/android_manifest.go
index c7853103f..f6457a096 100644
--- a/java/android_manifest.go
+++ b/java/android_manifest.go
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@ func ManifestFixer(ctx android.ModuleContext, manifest android.Path,
 
 	if params.SdkContext != nil {
 		targetSdkVersion := targetSdkVersionForManifestFixer(ctx, params)
-		args = append(args, "--targetSdkVersion ", targetSdkVersion)
 
 		if UseApiFingerprint(ctx) && ctx.ModuleName() != "framework-res" {
 			targetSdkVersion = ctx.Config().PlatformSdkCodename() + fmt.Sprintf(".$$(cat %s)", ApiFingerprintPath(ctx).String())
 			deps = append(deps, ApiFingerprintPath(ctx))
 		}
 
+		args = append(args, "--targetSdkVersion ", targetSdkVersion)
+
 		minSdkVersion, err := params.SdkContext.MinSdkVersion(ctx).EffectiveVersionString(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ModuleErrorf("invalid minSdkVersion: %s", err)