diff --git a/java/droidstubs.go b/java/droidstubs.go
index 8a521aa..d577b22 100644
--- a/java/droidstubs.go
+++ b/java/droidstubs.go
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@
 		// b/223382732
 		FlagWithArg("--hide ", "ChangedDefault")
 
+	// Force metalava to ignore classes on the classpath when an API file contains missing classes.
+	// See b/285140653 for more information.
+	cmd.FlagWithArg("--api-class-resolution ", "api")
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index aa9f936..5bc378b 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1728,6 +1728,10 @@
 		FlagWithArg("--hide ", "InvalidNullabilityOverride").
 		FlagWithArg("--hide ", "ChangedDefault")
 
+	// Force metalava to ignore classes on the classpath when an API file contains missing classes.
+	// See b/285140653 for more information.
+	cmd.FlagWithArg("--api-class-resolution ", "api")
+
 	return cmd
 }