diff --git a/build/Android.common.mk b/build/Android.common.mk
index a14b951..09f34b3 100644
--- a/build/Android.common.mk
+++ b/build/Android.common.mk
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 #
 ART_BUILD_TARGET_NDEBUG ?= true
 ART_BUILD_TARGET_DEBUG ?= true
-ART_BUILD_HOST_NDEBUG ?= $(WITH_HOST_DALVIK)
-ART_BUILD_HOST_DEBUG ?= $(WITH_HOST_DALVIK)
+ART_BUILD_HOST_NDEBUG ?= true
+ART_BUILD_HOST_DEBUG ?= true
 
 ifeq ($(HOST_PREFER_32_BIT),true)
 ART_HOST_ARCH := $(HOST_2ND_ARCH)