diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_config.go b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
index 35748b8..f3191e7 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_config.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
 
 func dexpreoptGlobalConfigRaw(ctx android.PathContext) globalConfigAndRaw {
 	return ctx.Config().Once(dexpreoptGlobalConfigKey, func() interface{} {
-		if f := ctx.Config().DexpreoptGlobalConfig(); f != "" {
+		if data, err := ctx.Config().DexpreoptGlobalConfig(ctx); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		} else if data != nil {
 			soongConfig := dexpreopt.CreateGlobalSoongConfig(ctx)
-			ctx.AddNinjaFileDeps(f)
-			globalConfig, data, err := dexpreopt.LoadGlobalConfig(ctx, f, soongConfig)
+			globalConfig, err := dexpreopt.LoadGlobalConfig(ctx, data, soongConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
diff --git a/java/jdeps.go b/java/jdeps.go
index fccc40f..49e3de3 100644
--- a/java/jdeps.go
+++ b/java/jdeps.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
 )
@@ -92,23 +91,21 @@
 		moduleInfos[name] = dpInfo
 	})
 
-	jfpath := android.PathForOutput(ctx, jdepsJsonFileName).String()
+	jfpath := android.PathForOutput(ctx, jdepsJsonFileName)
 	err := createJsonFile(moduleInfos, jfpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Errorf(err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
-func createJsonFile(moduleInfos map[string]android.IdeInfo, jfpath string) error {
-	file, err := os.Create(jfpath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create file: %s, relative: %v", jdepsJsonFileName, err)
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
+func createJsonFile(moduleInfos map[string]android.IdeInfo, jfpath android.WritablePath) error {
 	buf, err := json.MarshalIndent(moduleInfos, "", "\t")
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Write file failed: %s, relative: %v", jdepsJsonFileName, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("JSON marshal of java deps failed: %s", err)
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(file, string(buf))
+	err = android.WriteFileToOutputDir(jfpath, buf, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Writing java deps to %s failed: %s", jfpath.String(), err)
+	}
 	return nil
 }