diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index dd0d927..56c7b33 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Remove any module-info.class files that may have come from prebuilt jars, they cause problems
+	// for downstream tools like desugar.
+	jarArgs = append(jarArgs, "-stripFile module-info.class")
+
 	if stripDirs {
 		jarArgs = append(jarArgs, "-D")
 	}