--- a/python/mozboot/mozboot/debian.py
+++ b/python/mozboot/mozboot/debian.py
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ class DebianBootstrapper(BaseBootstrappe
 
     # Subclasses can add packages to this variable to have them installed.
     BROWSER_DISTRO_PACKAGES = []
 
     # These are common packages for building Firefox for Android
     # (mobile/android) for all Debian-derived distros (such as Ubuntu).
     MOBILE_ANDROID_COMMON_PACKAGES = [
         'zlib1g-dev',  # mobile/android requires system zlib.
-        'openjdk-7-jdk',
+        'openjdk-8-jdk',
         'wget',  # For downloading the Android SDK and NDK.
         'libncurses5:i386',  # See comments about i386 below.
         'libstdc++6:i386',
         'zlib1g:i386',
     ]
 
     # Subclasses can add packages to this variable to have them installed.
     MOBILE_ANDROID_DISTRO_PACKAGES = []