diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index f182763..1ddd23a 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@
 
 $(call define-jar-to-toc-rule, $(full_classes_jar))
 
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY),true)
 ifndef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
 $(built_dex_intermediate): PRIVATE_DX_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_DX_FLAGS)
 # If you instrument class files that have local variable debug information in
@@ -660,6 +661,8 @@
 	$(hide) rm -f $(dir $@)/classes*.dex
 	$(hide) cp -fp $(dir $<)/classes*.dex $(dir $@)
 
+endif # !LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY
+
 findbugs_xml := $(intermediates.COMMON)/findbugs.xml
 $(findbugs_xml): PRIVATE_AUXCLASSPATH := $(addprefix -auxclasspath ,$(strip \
     $(call normalize-path-list,$(filter %.jar,$(full_java_libs)))))