diff --git a/sdk/mx.sdk/suite.py b/sdk/mx.sdk/suite.py
index fa77c876c0ba..8ddb43010e40 100644
--- a/sdk/mx.sdk/suite.py
+++ b/sdk/mx.sdk/suite.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
       "sourceDirs" : ["src"],
       "dependencies" : [],
       "checkstyle" : "org.graalvm.word",
-      "javaCompliance" : "17+",
+      "javaCompliance" : "11+",
       "workingSets" : "API,SDK",
     },
     "org.graalvm.polyglot" : {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
       "sourceDirs" : ["src"],
       "dependencies" : [],
       "checkstyle" : "org.graalvm.word",
-      "javaCompliance" : "17+",
+      "javaCompliance" : "11+",
       "checkstyleVersion" : "10.7.0",
       "workingSets" : "API,SDK",
     },
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
         "org.graalvm.options",
       ],
       "checkstyle" : "org.graalvm.word",
-      "javaCompliance" : "17+",
+      "javaCompliance" : "11+",
       "workingSets" : "API,SDK",
     },
     "com.oracle.svm.core.annotate" : {
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
          "org.graalvm.nativeimage",
       ],
       "checkstyle" : "org.graalvm.word",
-      "javaCompliance" : "17+",
+      "javaCompliance" : "11+",
       "workingSets" : "API,SDK",
     },
     "org.graalvm.nativeimage.test" : {
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
         "org.graalvm.nativeimage",
       ],
       "checkstyle" : "org.graalvm.word",
-      "javaCompliance" : "17+",
+      "javaCompliance" : "11+",
       "workingSets" : "API,SDK",
     },
     "org.graalvm.home.test" : {