diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 0034c43..5485fe2 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -844,4 +844,12 @@
 RSCOMPAT_32BIT_ONLY_API_LEVELS := 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
 RSCOMPAT_NO_USAGEIO_API_LEVELS := 8 9 10 11 12 13
 
+ifeq ($(JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED),true)
+# Remove java and tools from our path so that we make sure nobody uses them.
+unexport ANDROID_JAVA_HOME
+unexport JAVA_HOME
+export ANDROID_BUILD_PATHS:=$(abspath $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/no_java_path):$(ANDROID_BUILD_PATHS)
+export PATH:=$(abspath $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/no_java_path):$(PATH)
+endif
+
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dumpvar.mk
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 923e677..ac71867 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@
 
 BUILD_SYSTEM := $(TOPDIR)build/core
 
-# Ensure JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED is not set externally.
-JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED := false
-
 # This is the default target.  It must be the first declared target.
 .PHONY: droid
 DEFAULT_GOAL := droid
@@ -148,8 +145,9 @@
 -include vendor/google/build/config.mk
 
 VERSION_CHECK_SEQUENCE_NUMBER := 6
+JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED_CHECKED :=
 -include $(OUT_DIR)/versions_checked.mk
-ifneq ($(VERSION_CHECK_SEQUENCE_NUMBER),$(VERSIONS_CHECKED))
+ifneq ($(VERSION_CHECK_SEQUENCE_NUMBER)$(JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED),$(VERSIONS_CHECKED)$(JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED_CHECKED))
 
 $(info Checking build tools versions...)
 
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@
 $(error Directory names containing spaces not supported)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED), false)
+ifneq ($(JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED),true)
 java_version_str := $(shell unset _JAVA_OPTIONS && java -version 2>&1)
 javac_version_str := $(shell unset _JAVA_OPTIONS && javac -version 2>&1)
 
@@ -271,6 +269,8 @@
         > $(OUT_DIR)/versions_checked.mk)
 $(shell echo 'BUILD_EMULATOR ?= $(BUILD_EMULATOR)' \
         >> $(OUT_DIR)/versions_checked.mk)
+$(shell echo 'JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED_CHECKED := $(JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED)' \
+        >> $(OUT_DIR)/versions_checked.mk)
 endif
 
 # These are the modifier targets that don't do anything themselves, but
diff --git a/core/no_java_path/jar b/core/no_java_path/jar
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..8586397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/no_java_path/jar
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+java
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/no_java_path/jarsigner b/core/no_java_path/jarsigner
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..8586397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/no_java_path/jarsigner
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+java
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/no_java_path/java b/core/no_java_path/java
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f3422f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/no_java_path/java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Error: JAVA_NOT_REQUIRED=true, $(basename $0) is unavailable." 1>&2
+exit 1
diff --git a/core/no_java_path/javac b/core/no_java_path/javac
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..8586397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/no_java_path/javac
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+java
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/no_java_path/keytool b/core/no_java_path/keytool
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..8586397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/no_java_path/keytool
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+java
\ No newline at end of file