diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index aa2a2a9..af6248d 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2094,9 +2094,9 @@
     $(addprefix --bootclasspath ,$(strip $(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH))) \
     $(addprefix --classpath ,$(strip $(PRIVATE_ALL_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES))) \
     || ( rm -rf $(dir $@)/classes-turbine ; exit 41 ) && \
-    $(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates -stripDir META-INF $@.tmp $@.premerged $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES)) ; \
+    $(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates -stripDir META-INF $@.tmp $@.premerged $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES) ; \
 else \
-    $(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates -stripDir META-INF $@.tmp $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES)) ; \
+    $(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates -stripDir META-INF $@.tmp $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES) ; \
 fi
 $(hide) $(ZIPTIME) $@.tmp
 $(hide) $(call commit-change-for-toc,$@)
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index 1545f63..423575c 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
             $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $@)/manifest.mf)
 	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
             $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
-            $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+            $@ $< $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
 
 # Run jarjar if necessary, otherwise just copy the file.
 ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES)),)
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index f7bf337..1225fa9 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $@)/manifest.mf)
 	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
             $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
-            $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+            $@ $< $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
 
 # Run jarjar if necessary, otherwise just copy the file.
 ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES)),)
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index afc77d6..b951f14 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
             $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $@)/manifest.mf)
 	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
             $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
-            $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+            $@ $< $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
 
 ifdef LOCAL_JAR_PROCESSOR
 # LOCAL_JAR_PROCESSOR_ARGS must be evaluated here to set up the rule-local