diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6d57be7bd..f9601a3ff 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ install:
     tar -x --xz -f sdk.lzma;
   fi
 - if [ "$BUILD_ANDROID" == "YES" ]; then
+    jdk_switcher use openjdk7 &&
     tar --absolute-names -jxf android-ndk-r9-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 &&
     tar -zxf android-sdk_r24.3.4-linux.tgz &&
     $ANDROID list sdk --extended -a &&