diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 65c525d..b1ded8a 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -72,33 +72,38 @@
 LOCAL_NO_EMMA_COMPILE := true
 endif
 
+# Choose leaf name for the compiled jar file.
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_EMMA_COMPILE),true) 
-# If you instrument class files that have local variable debug information in
-# them emma does not correctly maintain the local variable table.
-# This will cause an error when you try to convert the class files for Android.
-# The workaround for this to compile the java classes with only
-# line and source debug information, not local information.
-full_classes_compiled_name_jar := classes-no-debug-var.jar
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVAC_DEBUG_FLAGS := -g:{lines,source}
+full_classes_compiled_jar_leaf := classes-no-debug-var.jar
 else
-# when emma is off, compile with the default flags, which contain full debug 
-# info
-full_classes_compiled_name_jar := classes-full-debug.jar
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVAC_DEBUG_FLAGS := -g
+full_classes_compiled_jar_leaf := classes-full-debug.jar
 endif
 
 # Compile the java files to a .jar file.
 # This intentionally depends on java_sources, not all_java_sources.
 # Deps for generated source files must be handled separately,
 # via deps on the target that generates the sources.
-full_classes_compiled_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/$(full_classes_compiled_name_jar)
+full_classes_compiled_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/$(full_classes_compiled_jar_leaf)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): $(java_sources) $(full_java_lib_deps)
 	$(transform-java-to-classes.jar)
 
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_EMMA_COMPILE),true) 
+# If you instrument class files that have local variable debug information in
+# them emma does not correctly maintain the local variable table.
+# This will cause an error when you try to convert the class files for Android.
+# The workaround for this to compile the java classes with only
+# line and source debug information, not local information.
+$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVAC_DEBUG_FLAGS := -g:{lines,source}
+else
+# when emma is off, compile with the default flags, which contain full debug 
+# info
+$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVAC_DEBUG_FLAGS := -g
+endif
+
 emma_intermediates_dir := $(intermediates.COMMON)/emma_out
-# the 'lib/$(full_classes_compiled_name_jar)' portion of this path is fixed in 
+# the 'lib/$(full_classes_compiled_jar_leaf)' portion of this path is fixed in 
 # the emma tool
-full_classes_emma_jar := $(emma_intermediates_dir)/lib/$(full_classes_compiled_name_jar)
+full_classes_emma_jar := $(emma_intermediates_dir)/lib/$(full_classes_compiled_jar_leaf)
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY),true)
 # Skip adding emma instrumentation to class files if this is a static library,