diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index b0e24e5..34d70c3 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
     srcs: ["src/main/java/**/*.java"],
     sdk_version: "core_current",
     static_libs: ["hamcrest"],
+
+    // Pin to Java language level 8. It is loaded by an OpenJDK 8 runtime from
+    // prebuilts/studio/jdk in frameworks/layoutlib/bridge/tests/run_tests.sh.
+    // See b/141970724.
+    java_version: "1.8",
 }
 
 // Legacy junit-host jar until references are updated