diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 1af1995..34be76b 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@
 DX := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/dx
 MAINDEXCLASSES := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/mainDexClasses
 
+USE_PREBUILT_SDK_TOOLS_IN_PLACE := true
+
 # Override the definitions above for unbundled and PDK builds
 ifneq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS)$(filter true,$(TARGET_BUILD_PDK)))
 prebuilt_sdk_tools := prebuilts/sdk/tools