diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index b6ef268..3541f83 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@
 // represents any path.
 func (c *deviceConfig) JavaCoverageEnabledForPath(path string) bool {
 	coverage := false
-	if c.config.productVariables.JavaCoveragePaths == nil ||
+	if len(c.config.productVariables.JavaCoveragePaths) == 0 ||
 		InList("*", c.config.productVariables.JavaCoveragePaths) ||
 		HasAnyPrefix(path, c.config.productVariables.JavaCoveragePaths) {
 		coverage = true
diff --git a/java/config/config.go b/java/config/config.go
index 337355d..95add01 100644
--- a/java/config/config.go
+++ b/java/config/config.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 	DefaultLambdaStubsLibrary     = "core-lambda-stubs"
 	SdkLambdaStubsPath            = "prebuilts/sdk/tools/core-lambda-stubs.jar"
 
-	DefaultJacocoExcludeFilter = []string{"org.junit.*", "org.jacoco.*", "org.mockito.*"}
+	DefaultMakeJacocoExcludeFilter = []string{"org.junit.*", "org.jacoco.*", "org.mockito.*"}
+	DefaultJacocoExcludeFilter     = []string{"org.junit.**", "org.jacoco.**", "org.mockito.**"}
 
 	InstrumentFrameworkModules = []string{
 		"framework",
diff --git a/java/config/makevars.go b/java/config/makevars.go
index 981a736..b355fad 100644
--- a/java/config/makevars.go
+++ b/java/config/makevars.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 	ctx.Strict("ZIPSYNC", "${ZipSyncCmd}")
 
 	ctx.Strict("JACOCO_CLI_JAR", "${JacocoCLIJar}")
-	ctx.Strict("DEFAULT_JACOCO_EXCLUDE_FILTER", strings.Join(DefaultJacocoExcludeFilter, ","))
+	ctx.Strict("DEFAULT_JACOCO_EXCLUDE_FILTER", strings.Join(DefaultMakeJacocoExcludeFilter, ","))
 
 	ctx.Strict("EXTRACT_JAR_PACKAGES", "${ExtractJarPackagesCmd}")
 
diff --git a/java/jacoco.go b/java/jacoco.go
index bce9822..9162161 100644
--- a/java/jacoco.go
+++ b/java/jacoco.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/java/config"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("jacoco.include_filter", "%s", err.Error())
 	}
-	excludes, err := jacocoFiltersToSpecs(j.properties.Jacoco.Exclude_filter)
+	// Also include the default list of classes to exclude from instrumentation.
+	excludes, err := jacocoFiltersToSpecs(append(j.properties.Jacoco.Exclude_filter, config.DefaultJacocoExcludeFilter...))
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("jacoco.exclude_filter", "%s", err.Error())
 	}