diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/GetJavaPlatformJar.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/GetJavaPlatformJar.cs
index 37a5287ea29..84fc28b3c57 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/GetJavaPlatformJar.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/GetJavaPlatformJar.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ string GetTargetSdkVersion (string target, XAttribute target_sdk)
 				);
 				return targetFrameworkVersion;
 			}
-			return target;
+			return targetSdkVersion;
 		}
 	}
 }