diff --git a/core/java_common.mk b/core/java_common.mk
index 837983b9f..320c52f47 100644
--- a/core/java_common.mk
+++ b/core/java_common.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ ifeq (,$(LOCAL_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION))
     ifneq ($(EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9),true)
       LOCAL_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION := 1.8
     else
-      LOCAL_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION := 1.9
+      private_sdk_versions_without_any_java_19_support := 24 25 26
+      ifneq (,$(filter $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION), $(private_sdk_versions_without_any_java_19_support)))
+        LOCAL_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION := 1.8
+      else
+        LOCAL_JAVA_LANGUAGE_VERSION := 1.9
+      endif
     endif
   endif
 endif