diff --git a/linker/linker_sdk_versions.cpp b/linker/linker_sdk_versions.cpp
index e9ad3dc..9aebb06 100644
--- a/linker/linker_sdk_versions.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_sdk_versions.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 static std::atomic<uint32_t> g_target_sdk_version(__ANDROID_API__);
 
 void set_application_target_sdk_version(uint32_t target) {
+  // translate current sdk_version to platform sdk_version
+  if (target == 0) {
+    target = __ANDROID_API__;
+  }
   g_target_sdk_version = target;
 }