diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 3eadbb6..9cde824 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
 	j.classpathFile = outputFile
 
 	// TODO(ccross): handle hostdex
-	if ctx.Device() && len(srcFiles) > 0 && j.installable() {
+	if ctx.Device() && j.installable() {
 		dxFlags := j.deviceProperties.Dxflags
 		if false /* emma enabled */ {
 			// If you instrument class files that have local variable debug information in