diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index ab0c047..291ea39 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET := $(TARGET_OUT)/etc/prop.default
 INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_OLD_TARGET := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
 ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_OLD_TARGET)
-$(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_OLD_TARGET): $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET)
+$(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_OLD_TARGET)
 else
 # legacy path
 INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
@@ -1358,10 +1358,10 @@
 # original notice files instead of making rules to copy them somwehere.
 # Then we could traverse that without quite as much bash drama.
 define combine-notice-files
-$(2) $(3): PRIVATE_MESSAGE := $(4)
-$(2) $(3): PRIVATE_DIR := $(5)
-$(2) : $(3)
-$(3) : $(6) $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/Makefile build/make/tools/generate-notice-files.py
+$(2): PRIVATE_MESSAGE := $(4)
+$(2): PRIVATE_DIR := $(5)
+$(2): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(3)
+$(2): $(6) $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/Makefile build/make/tools/generate-notice-files.py
 	build/make/tools/generate-notice-files.py --text-output $(2) $(foreach xdir, $(7), -e $(xdir) )\
 	    $(if $(filter $(1),xml_excluded_vendor_product_odm),-e vendor -e product -e system_ext -e odm --xml-output, \
 	      $(if $(filter $(1),xml_excluded_system_product_odm),-e system -e product -e system_ext -e odm --xml-output, \
diff --git a/core/check_elf_file.mk b/core/check_elf_file.mk
index da4168d..d54a5b7 100644
--- a/core/check_elf_file.mk
+++ b/core/check_elf_file.mk
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 	    $<
 	$(hide) touch $@
 
+CHECK_ELF_FILES.$(check_elf_files_stamp) := 1
+
 ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_CHECK_ELF_FILES)),false)
 ifneq ($(strip $(BUILD_BROKEN_PREBUILT_ELF_FILES)),true)
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(check_elf_files_stamp)
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 465a396..68303cf 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -795,9 +795,10 @@
     $($(if $(2),$($(1)2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX))TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES)/SHARED_LIBRARIES/%,\
     $(call module-built-files,$(mod)))))\
   \
-  $(if $(r),\
+  $(if $(and $(r),$(deps)),\
     $(eval stamp := $(dir $(r))check_elf_files.timestamp)\
-    $(eval $(call add-elf-file-check-shared-lib,$(stamp),$(deps)))\
+    $(if $(CHECK_ELF_FILES.$(stamp)),\
+      $(eval $(call add-elf-file-check-shared-lib,$(stamp),$(deps))))\
   ))
 endef
 
diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index 59e0701..62dac99 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -377,9 +377,11 @@
 # they want to use this module's R.java file.
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(R_file_stamp)
 
+ifneq ($(full_classes_jar),)
 # The R.java file must exist by the time the java source
 # list is generated
 $(java_source_list_file): $(R_file_stamp)
+endif
 
 endif # need_compile_res