diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 5d3227a..dfb1b7d 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@
         $(PRIVATE_PROTOC_FLAGS) \
         $$f || exit 33; \
         done
-$(hide) touch $@
+$(SOONG_ZIP) -o $@ -C $(PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_DIR) -D $(PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_DIR)
 endef
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -2013,8 +2013,6 @@
 $(hide) if [ -d "$(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)" ]; then \
     find $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -name '*.java' -and -not -name '.*' >> $(1); \
 fi
-$(if $(PRIVATE_HAS_PROTO_SOURCES), \
-    $(hide) find $(PRIVATE_PROTO_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -name '*.java' -and -not -name '.*' >> $(1))
 endef
 
 # Some historical notes:
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index 423575c..8e655ff 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 java_sources_deps := \
     $(java_sources) \
     $(java_resource_sources) \
-    $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
     $(LOCAL_SRCJARS) \
     $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index a29a1b8..6c23789 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 java_sources_deps := \
     $(java_sources) \
     $(java_resource_sources) \
-    $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
     $(LOCAL_SRCJARS) \
     $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 41a1686..dc3cd08 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@
 java_sources_deps := \
     $(java_sources) \
     $(java_resource_sources) \
-    $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
     $(LOCAL_SRCJARS) \
     $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
diff --git a/core/java_common.mk b/core/java_common.mk
index db5b6c3..9909885 100644
--- a/core/java_common.mk
+++ b/core/java_common.mk
@@ -67,37 +67,36 @@
   LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE := lite
 endif
 proto_sources := $(filter %.proto,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
-# Because names of the .java files compiled from .proto files are unknown until the
-# .proto files are compiled, we use a timestamp file as depedency.
-proto_java_sources_file_stamp :=
 ifneq ($(proto_sources),)
 proto_sources_fullpath := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(proto_sources))
 
 proto_java_intemediate_dir := $(intermediates.COMMON)/proto
-proto_java_sources_file_stamp := $(proto_java_intemediate_dir)/Proto.stamp
 proto_java_sources_dir := $(proto_java_intemediate_dir)/src
+proto_java_srcjar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/proto.srcjar
 
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTO_INCLUDES := $(TOP)
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTO_SRC_FILES := $(proto_sources_fullpath)
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_DIR := $(proto_java_sources_dir)
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTOC_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS)
+LOCAL_SRCJARS += $(proto_java_srcjar)
+
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_INCLUDES := $(TOP)
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_SRC_FILES := $(proto_sources_fullpath)
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_DIR := $(proto_java_sources_dir)
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTOC_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),micro)
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --javamicro_out
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --javamicro_out
 else
   ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),nano)
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --javanano_out
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --javanano_out
   else
     ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),stream)
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --javastream_out
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTOC_FLAGS += --plugin=$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/protoc-gen-javastream
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/protoc-gen-javastream
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --javastream_out
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTOC_FLAGS += --plugin=$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/protoc-gen-javastream
+$(proto_java_srcjar): $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/protoc-gen-javastream
     else
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --java_out
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --java_out
     endif
   endif
 endif
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS := $(if $(filter lite,$(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE)),lite$(if $(LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS),:,),)$(LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS)
-$(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) : $(proto_sources_fullpath) $(PROTOC)
+$(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS := $(if $(filter lite,$(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE)),lite$(if $(LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS),:,),)$(LOCAL_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_PARAMS)
+$(proto_java_srcjar) : $(proto_sources_fullpath) $(PROTOC) $(SOONG_ZIP)
 	$(call transform-proto-to-java)
 
 #TODO: protoc should output the dependencies introduced by imports.
@@ -231,8 +230,6 @@
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_ANNO_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/anno
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/src
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_HAS_PROTO_SOURCES := $(if $(proto_sources),true)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_PROTO_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/proto
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_HAS_RS_SOURCES :=
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JAVA_SOURCES := $(all_java_sources)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JAVA_SOURCE_LIST := $(java_source_list_file)