diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 5848fca..173db79 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 full_classes_jack := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack
 # intermediate Jack library without shrink and obfuscation
 noshrob_classes_jack := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.noshrob.jack
+jack_check_timestamp := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jack.check.timestamp
 
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += \
     $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@
     $(built_dex_intermediate) \
     $(full_classes_jack) \
     $(noshrob_classes_jack) \
+    $(jack_check_timestamp) \
     $(built_dex) \
     $(full_classes_stubs_jar)
 
@@ -330,9 +332,13 @@
 # command line.
 ifndef LOCAL_CHECKED_MODULE
 ifdef full_classes_jar
+ifdef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
+LOCAL_CHECKED_MODULE := $(jack_check_timestamp)
+else
 LOCAL_CHECKED_MODULE := $(full_classes_compiled_jar)
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 #######################################
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
@@ -638,9 +644,13 @@
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED),incremental)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
 	PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jack-incremental
+$(noshrob_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jack-noshrob-incremental
+$(jack_check_timestamp): PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jack-check-incremental
 else
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
 	PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR :=
+$(noshrob_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR :=
+$(jack_check_timestamp): PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR :=
 endif
 
 ifdef full_classes_jar
@@ -673,6 +683,10 @@
         $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES) \
         $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) $(JACK)
 
+$(jack_check_timestamp): $(jack_all_deps)
+	@echo Checking build with Jack: $@
+	$(jack-check-java)
+
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY),true)
 $(full_classes_jack): $(jack_all_deps) | setup-jack-server
 	@echo Building with Jack: $@
@@ -710,11 +724,6 @@
 endif #LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY
 
 $(noshrob_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jack-noshrob-rsc
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED),incremental)
-$(noshrob_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR := $(intermediates.COMMON)/jack-noshrob-incremental
-else
-$(noshrob_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR :=
-endif
 $(noshrob_classes_jack): PRIVATE_JACK_PROGUARD_FLAGS :=
 $(noshrob_classes_jack): $(jack_all_deps) | setup-jack-server
 	@echo Building with Jack: $@