diff --git a/core/apidiff.mk b/core/apidiff.mk
index 23da624..8887ea4 100644
--- a/core/apidiff.mk
+++ b/core/apidiff.mk
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
     _module_name :=
   endif
 else
-  LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := core-oj core-libart ext framework $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
-  $(full_target): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH := $(call java-lib-files, core-oj):$(call java-lib-files, core-libart)
+  LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := core-oj core-libart core-simple ext framework $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
+  $(full_target): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH := $(call java-lib-files, core-oj):$(call java-lib-files, core-libart):$(call java-lib-files, core-simple)
 endif  # LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(sort $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
 
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 39b9552..9b5fb62 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 #################################################################
 # Set up minimal BOOTCLASSPATH list of jars to build/execute
 # java code with dalvikvm/art.
-TARGET_CORE_JARS := core-oj core-libart conscrypt okhttp bouncycastle apache-xml
+TARGET_CORE_JARS := core-oj core-libart core-simple conscrypt okhttp bouncycastle apache-xml
 ifeq ($(EMMA_INSTRUMENT),true)
   ifneq ($(EMMA_INSTRUMENT_STATIC),true)
     # For instrumented build, if Jacoco is not being included statically
diff --git a/core/pdk_config.mk b/core/pdk_config.mk
index 57afa3f..4c582e3 100644
--- a/core/pdk_config.mk
+++ b/core/pdk_config.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/conscrypt_intermediates \
   target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/core-oj_intermediates \
   target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/core-libart_intermediates \
+  target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/core-simple_intermediates \
   target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/legacy-test_intermediates \
   target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/legacy-android-test_intermediates \
   target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/ext_intermediates \