diff --git a/java/config/config.go b/java/config/config.go
index 7cc249c..e607b1d 100644
--- a/java/config/config.go
+++ b/java/config/config.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 	pctx.StaticVariable("JavacHeapSize", "2048M")
 	pctx.StaticVariable("JavacHeapFlags", "-J-Xmx${JavacHeapSize}")
+	pctx.StaticVariable("DexFlags", "-JXX:+TieredCompilation -JXX:TieredStopAtLevel=1")
 
 	pctx.StaticVariable("CommonJdkFlags", strings.Join([]string{
 		`-Xmaxerrs 9999999`,