diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsUtil.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsUtil.java
index 4168921f2a05..642599205d62 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsUtil.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsUtil.java
@@ -110,5 +110,5 @@ private static native void loadOptionsFromFile(long cfgHandle, String optionsFil
   private static native String getLatestOptionsFileName(String dbPath, long envHandle)
       throws RocksDBException;
 
-  private native static TableFormatConfig readTableFormatConfig(final long nativeHandle_);
+  private static native TableFormatConfig readTableFormatConfig(final long nativeHandle_);
 }