diff --git a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-backend-impls/nd4j-native/pom.xml b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-backend-impls/nd4j-native/pom.xml
index 4026de17e..0aab8c241 100644
--- a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-backend-impls/nd4j-native/pom.xml
+++ b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-backend-impls/nd4j-native/pom.xml
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>8</source>
-                    <target>8</target>
+                    <source>7</source>
+                    <target>7</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>