diff --git a/mkspecs/features/java.prf b/mkspecs/features/java.prf
index f1f5e4c10c..1d52f05e52 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/java.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/java.prf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CONFIG += plugin no_plugin_name_prefix
 javac.input = JAVASOURCES
 javac.output = $$CLASS_DIR
 javac.CONFIG += combine
-javac.commands = javac -source 6 -target 6 -Xlint:unchecked -bootclasspath $$ANDROID_JAR_FILE -cp $$shell_quote($$system_path($$join(JAVACLASSPATH, $$DIRLIST_SEPARATOR))) -d $$shell_quote($$CLASS_DIR) ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
+javac.commands = javac -source 7 -target 7 -Xlint:unchecked -bootclasspath $$ANDROID_JAR_FILE -cp $$shell_quote($$system_path($$join(JAVACLASSPATH, $$DIRLIST_SEPARATOR))) -d $$shell_quote($$CLASS_DIR) ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
 # Force rebuild every time, because we don't know the paths of the destination files
 # as they depend on the code.
 javac.depends = FORCE