diff --git a/java/config/config.go b/java/config/config.go
index 46cd361..28c8995 100644
--- a/java/config/config.go
+++ b/java/config/config.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 		// b/65004097: prevent using java.lang.invoke.StringConcatFactory when using -target 1.9
 		`-XDstringConcat=inline`,
 	}, " "))
+	pctx.StaticVariable("JavaVmFlags", "-XX:OnError=\"cat hs_err_pid%p.log\"")
+	pctx.StaticVariable("JavacVmFlags", "-J-XX:OnError=\"cat hs_err_pid%p.log\"")
 
 	pctx.VariableConfigMethod("hostPrebuiltTag", android.Config.PrebuiltOS)
 
diff --git a/java/config/makevars.go b/java/config/makevars.go
index 6881caf..fc90b36 100644
--- a/java/config/makevars.go
+++ b/java/config/makevars.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 	ctx.Strict("ANDROID_JAVA8_HOME", "prebuilts/jdk/jdk8/${hostPrebuiltTag}")
 	ctx.Strict("ANDROID_JAVA9_HOME", "prebuilts/jdk/jdk9/${hostPrebuiltTag}")
 	ctx.Strict("ANDROID_JAVA_TOOLCHAIN", "${JavaToolchain}")
-	ctx.Strict("JAVA", "${JavaCmd}")
-	ctx.Strict("JAVAC", "${JavacCmd}")
+	ctx.Strict("JAVA", "${JavaCmd} ${JavaVmFlags}")
+	ctx.Strict("JAVAC", "${JavacCmd} ${JavacVmFlags}")
 	ctx.Strict("JAR", "${JarCmd}")
 	ctx.Strict("JAR_ARGS", "${JarArgsCmd}")
 	ctx.Strict("JAVADOC", "${JavadocCmd}")
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
 		ctx.Strict("ERROR_PRONE_CHECKS", "${ErrorProneChecks}")
 	}
 
-	ctx.Strict("TARGET_JAVAC", "${JavacCmd} ${CommonJdkFlags}")
-	ctx.Strict("HOST_JAVAC", "${JavacCmd} ${CommonJdkFlags}")
+	ctx.Strict("TARGET_JAVAC", "${JavacCmd}  ${JavacVmFlags} ${CommonJdkFlags}")
+	ctx.Strict("HOST_JAVAC", "${JavacCmd}  ${JavacVmFlags} ${CommonJdkFlags}")
 
 	ctx.Strict("JLINK", "${JlinkCmd}")
 	ctx.Strict("JMOD", "${JmodCmd}")