diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index ab8f859..bd5f6b7 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1167,9 +1167,9 @@
 	if flags.javaVersion.usesJavaModules() {
 		javacFlags = append(javacFlags, j.properties.Openjdk9.Javacflags...)
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().MinimizeJavaDebugInfo() {
-		// Override the -g flag passed globally to remove local variable debug info to reduce
-		// disk and memory usage.
+	if ctx.Config().MinimizeJavaDebugInfo() && !ctx.Host() {
+		// For non-host binaries, override the -g flag passed globally to remove
+		// local variable debug info to reduce disk and memory usage.
 		javacFlags = append(javacFlags, "-g:source,lines")
 	}
 	javacFlags = append(javacFlags, "-Xlint:-dep-ann")
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index b74111b..1d07e70 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -466,7 +466,41 @@
 		t.Errorf("expected binary wrapper implicits [%q], got %v",
 			barJar, barWrapperDeps)
 	}
+}
 
+func TestHostBinaryNoJavaDebugInfoOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	bp := `
+		java_library {
+			name: "target_library",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+		}
+
+		java_binary_host {
+			name: "host_binary",
+			srcs: ["b.java"],
+		}
+	`
+	config := testConfig(nil, bp, nil)
+	config.TestProductVariables.MinimizeJavaDebugInfo = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
+
+	ctx, _ := testJavaWithConfig(t, config)
+
+	// first, sanity check that the -g flag is added to target modules
+	targetLibrary := ctx.ModuleForTests("target_library", "android_common")
+	targetJavaFlags := targetLibrary.Module().VariablesForTests()["javacFlags"]
+	if !strings.Contains(targetJavaFlags, "-g:source,lines") {
+		t.Errorf("target library javac flags %v should contain "+
+			"-g:source,lines override with MinimizeJavaDebugInfo", targetJavaFlags)
+	}
+
+	// check that -g is not overridden for host modules
+	buildOS := android.BuildOs.String()
+	hostBinary := ctx.ModuleForTests("host_binary", buildOS+"_common")
+	hostJavaFlags := hostBinary.Module().VariablesForTests()["javacFlags"]
+	if strings.Contains(hostJavaFlags, "-g:source,lines") {
+		t.Errorf("java_binary_host javac flags %v should not have "+
+			"-g:source,lines override with MinimizeJavaDebugInfo", hostJavaFlags)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestPrebuilts(t *testing.T) {