diff --git a/test cases/java/3 args/meson.build b/test cases/java/3 args/meson.build
index 7a73cf883..db9a35cc8 100644
--- a/test cases/java/3 args/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/java/3 args/meson.build	
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 project('simplejava', 'java')
 
-add_project_arguments('-target', '1.6', language : 'java')
+add_project_arguments('-target', '1.8', language : 'java')
 
 javaprog = jar('myprog', 'com/mesonbuild/Simple.java',
   main_class : 'com.mesonbuild.Simple',
-  java_args : ['-source', '1.6'])
+  java_args : ['-source', '1.8'])
 test('mytest', javaprog)