diff --git a/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/TildeFriendsActivity.java b/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/TildeFriendsActivity.java
index 90bfab61..160a1da2 100644
--- a/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/TildeFriendsActivity.java
+++ b/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/TildeFriendsActivity.java
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ public class TildeFriendsActivity extends Activity {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
 				Log.w("tildefriends", "Watching for changes in: " + getFilesDir().toString());
-				try (WatchService watcher = FileSystems.getDefault().newWatchService()) {
+				try {
+					WatchService watcher = FileSystems.getDefault().newWatchService();
 					Paths.get(getFilesDir().toString()).register(
 						watcher,
 						StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_CREATE,