diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/Convert.java b/android/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/Convert.java
index 85cd80e00..c42b1fecc 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/Convert.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxgl/Convert.java
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static void interpretSymbolOptions(Object o, SymbolOptionsSink sink) {
     if (geometry != null) {
       sink.setGeometry(toLatLng(geometry));
     }
-    final Object symbolSortKey = data.get("symbolSortKey");
+    final Object symbolSortKey = data.get("zIndex");
     if (symbolSortKey != null) {
       sink.setSymbolSortKey(toFloat(symbolSortKey));
     }