diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 6fa8b78..d0009ee 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2385,6 +2385,7 @@
 endef
 
 # --add-opens is required because desugar reflects via java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup
+# --desugar_try_with_resources_if_needed=false is needed due to b/63180735, b/63901645, b/63900665
 define desugar-classes-jar
 @echo Desugar: $@
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
@@ -2397,7 +2398,8 @@
     -jar $(DESUGAR) \
     $(addprefix --bootclasspath_entry ,$(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH)) \
     $(addprefix --classpath_entry ,$(PRIVATE_ALL_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES)) \
-    --min_sdk_version $(call codename-or-sdk-to-sdk,$(PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION)) \
+    --min_sdk_version $(call codename-or-sdk-to-sdk,$(PRIVATE_DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)) \
+    --desugar_try_with_resources_if_needed=false \
     --allow_empty_bootclasspath \
     $(if $(filter --core-library,$(PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS)),--core_library) \
     -i $< -o $@.tmp