diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 88da21bdc..1b689c5f9 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -1695,6 +1695,36 @@ func TestApexMinSdkVersion_SupportsCodeNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expectNoLink("libx", "shared_apex10000", "libz", "shared")
 }
 
+func TestApexMinSdkVersion_SupportsCodeNames_JavaLibs(t *testing.T) {
+	testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			java_libs: ["libx"],
+			min_sdk_version: "S",
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		java_library {
+			name: "libx",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+			min_sdk_version: "S", // should be okay
+		}
+	`,
+		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
+			variables.Platform_version_active_codenames = []string{"S"}
+			variables.Platform_sdk_codename = proptools.StringPtr("S")
+		}),
+	)
+}
+
 func TestApexMinSdkVersion_DefaultsToLatest(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testApex(t, `
 		apex {
diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index b66b89071..a251c3f3e 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -1513,12 +1513,8 @@ func (j *Module) ShouldSupportSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext,
 	if sdkSpec.Kind == android.SdkCore {
 		return nil
 	}
-	ver, err := sdkSpec.EffectiveVersion(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if ver.GreaterThan(sdkVersion) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("newer SDK(%v)", ver)
+	if sdkSpec.ApiLevel.GreaterThan(sdkVersion) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("newer SDK(%v)", sdkSpec.ApiLevel)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 71c1b3324..be1ad874f 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1416,12 +1416,8 @@ func (j *Import) ShouldSupportSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext,
 	if sdkSpec.Kind == android.SdkCore {
 		return nil
 	}
-	ver, err := sdkSpec.EffectiveVersion(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if ver.GreaterThan(sdkVersion) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("newer SDK(%v)", ver)
+	if sdkSpec.ApiLevel.GreaterThan(sdkVersion) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("newer SDK(%v)", sdkSpec.ApiLevel)
 	}
 	return nil
 }