diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index e16b052..a3f699b 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 			`$d8Template${config.D8Cmd} ${config.D8Flags} $d8Flags --output $outDir --no-dex-input-jar $in && ` +
 			`$zipTemplate${config.SoongZipCmd} $zipFlags -o $outDir/classes.dex.jar -C $outDir -f "$outDir/classes*.dex" && ` +
 			`${config.MergeZipsCmd} -D -stripFile "**/*.class" $mergeZipsFlags $out $outDir/classes.dex.jar $in && ` +
-			`rm -f "$outDir/classes*.dex" "$outDir/classes.dex.jar"`,
+			`rm -f "$outDir"/classes*.dex "$outDir/classes.dex.jar"`,
 		CommandDeps: []string{
 			"${config.D8Cmd}",
 			"${config.SoongZipCmd}",
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 			`rm -rf ${outUsageDir} && ` +
 			`$zipTemplate${config.SoongZipCmd} $zipFlags -o $outDir/classes.dex.jar -C $outDir -f "$outDir/classes*.dex" && ` +
 			`${config.MergeZipsCmd} -D -stripFile "**/*.class" $mergeZipsFlags $out $outDir/classes.dex.jar $in && ` +
-			`rm -f "$outDir/classes*.dex" "$outDir/classes.dex.jar"`,
+			`rm -f "$outDir"/classes*.dex "$outDir/classes.dex.jar"`,
 		Depfile: "${out}.d",
 		Deps:    blueprint.DepsGCC,
 		CommandDeps: []string{