diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 9de9bcb..9e159fb 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 
 endif # LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED defined
 
-
+ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_USE_JACK)),true)
 # Override PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR so that install-dex-debug
 # will work even when intermediates != intermediates.COMMON.
 $(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@
 endif
 $(built_dex_intermediate): $(full_classes_proguard_jar) $(DX)
 	$(transform-classes.jar-to-dex)
+endif # !LOCAL_USE_JACK
 
 $(built_dex): $(built_dex_intermediate) | $(ACP)
 	@echo Copying: $@