diff --git a/plugins/android-extensions/android-extensions-runtime/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/android-extensions/android-extensions-runtime/build.gradle.kts
index 32be0f5e00e..4ce2de4308b 100644
--- a/plugins/android-extensions/android-extensions-runtime/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/android-extensions/android-extensions-runtime/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-
 description = "Kotlin Android Extensions Runtime"
 
 apply { plugin("kotlin") }
 
+jvmTarget = "1.6"
+
 dependencies {
     compile(project(":kotlin-stdlib"))
     compileOnly(commonDep("com.google.android", "android"))