diff --git a/tools/java/java-build/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/BuildMetadataJsonFromXml.java b/tools/java/java-build/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/BuildMetadataJsonFromXml.java
index 6b45506c2..2deea9f03 100644
--- a/tools/java/java-build/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/BuildMetadataJsonFromXml.java
+++ b/tools/java/java-build/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/BuildMetadataJsonFromXml.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class BuildMetadataJsonFromXml extends Command {
 
       writer.flush();
       writer.close();
-      formatter.close()
+      formatter.close();
     } catch (Exception e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
       return false;