diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/dart/BUILD.gn b/shell/platform/fuchsia/dart/BUILD.gn
index 566232209e5f8..c6c5244f9f2b2 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/dart/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/dart/BUILD.gn
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ dart_library("args") {
   package_root = "$dart_src/third_party/pkg/args"
   package_name = "args"
 
-  pubspec = "$package_root/pubspec.yaml"
+  language_version = "2.17"
 
   deps = []