diff --git a/apex/aconfig_test.go b/apex/aconfig_test.go
index 76227a9..0eb8ef4 100644
--- a/apex/aconfig_test.go
+++ b/apex/aconfig_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 					apex_available: [
 						"myapex",
 					],
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				aconfig_declarations {
 					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@
 					apex_available: [
 						"myapex",
 					],
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				aconfig_declarations {
 					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
@@ -761,6 +763,7 @@
 					apex_available: [
 						"myapex",
 					],
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				java_library {
 					name: "my_java_library_foo",
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index d0494d6..5b5fe5f 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@
 				"//apex_available:platform",
 				"myapex",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		dex_import {
@@ -664,6 +665,7 @@
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			system_modules: "none",
 			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		android_app {
@@ -2035,6 +2037,7 @@
 			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
 			sdk_version: "current",
 			min_sdk_version: "S", // should be okay
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 	`,
 		android.FixtureModifyProductVariables(func(variables android.FixtureProductVariables) {
@@ -2584,6 +2587,7 @@
 				"myapex",
 			],
 			min_sdk_version: "30",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 	`)
 
@@ -2611,6 +2615,7 @@
 			// Compile against core API surface
 			sdk_version: "core_current",
 			min_sdk_version: "30",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 	`)
 
@@ -2658,6 +2663,7 @@
 			],
 			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 			min_sdk_version: "29",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		java_library {
@@ -2737,6 +2743,7 @@
 					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
 					sdk_version: "test_current",
 					apex_available: ["myapex"],
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 			`,
 		},
@@ -2761,6 +2768,7 @@
 					sdk_version: "current",
 					apex_available: ["myapex"],
 					min_sdk_version: "29",
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 			`,
 		},
@@ -2784,6 +2792,7 @@
 					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
 					sdk_version: "test_current",
 					apex_available: ["myapex"],
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 			`,
 		},
@@ -2807,6 +2816,7 @@
 					srcs: ["foo/bar/MyClass.java"],
 					sdk_version: "core_platform",
 					apex_available: ["myapex"],
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 			`,
 			preparer: java.FixtureUseLegacyCorePlatformApi("myjar-uses-legacy"),
@@ -2835,6 +2845,7 @@
 					sdk_version: "current",
 					apex_available: ["myapex"],
 					static_libs: ["transitive-jar"],
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				java_library {
 					name: "transitive-jar",
@@ -5913,6 +5924,7 @@
 			system_modules: "none",
 			enabled: false,
 			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 	`)
 }
@@ -7525,6 +7537,7 @@
 			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			system_modules: "none",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		java_library {
@@ -7534,6 +7547,7 @@
 			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			system_modules: "none",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		prebuilt_apis {
@@ -7643,6 +7657,7 @@
 			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			system_modules: "none",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 `),
 			"source/a.java":          nil,
@@ -7664,6 +7679,7 @@
 			public: {
 				enabled: true,
 			},
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 `),
 			"prebuilt/a.jar": nil,
@@ -7680,6 +7696,7 @@
 			public: {
 				jars: ["a.jar"],
 			},
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 `),
 		}), withFiles(filesForSdkLibrary),
@@ -7758,6 +7775,7 @@
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			system_modules: "none",
 			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		// Make sure that a preferred prebuilt does not affect the apex contents.
@@ -7997,6 +8015,7 @@
 				"//apex_available:platform",
 			],
 			min_sdk_version: "33",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		java_library {
@@ -8605,6 +8624,7 @@
 					apex_available: ["myapex"],
 					sdk_version: "none",
 					system_modules: "none",
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				java_library {
 					name: "nonbcp_lib2",
@@ -8613,6 +8633,7 @@
 					permitted_packages: ["a.b"],
 					sdk_version: "none",
 					system_modules: "none",
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				apex {
 					name: "myapex",
@@ -8638,6 +8659,7 @@
 					permitted_packages: ["foo.bar"],
 					sdk_version: "none",
 					system_modules: "none",
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				java_library {
 					name: "bcp_lib2",
@@ -8646,6 +8668,7 @@
 					permitted_packages: ["foo.bar", "bar.baz"],
 					sdk_version: "none",
 					system_modules: "none",
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				apex {
 					name: "myapex",
@@ -8676,6 +8699,7 @@
 					sdk_version: "none",
 					min_sdk_version: "29",
 					system_modules: "none",
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				java_library {
 					name: "bcp_lib_unrestricted",
@@ -8685,6 +8709,7 @@
 					sdk_version: "none",
 					min_sdk_version: "29",
 					system_modules: "none",
+					compile_dex: true,
 				}
 				apex {
 					name: "myapex",
@@ -9834,6 +9859,7 @@
 			},
 			sdk_version: "current",
 			min_sdk_version: "29",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 		`
 	fs := android.MockFS{
@@ -10268,6 +10294,7 @@
 			apex_available: [
 				"myapex",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		java_library {
@@ -10279,6 +10306,7 @@
 			apex_available: [
 				"myapex",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		aconfig_declarations {
@@ -10365,6 +10393,7 @@
 			apex_available: [
 				"myapex",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		cc_library {
@@ -10691,6 +10720,7 @@
 			apex_available: [
 				"myapex",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		java_library {
@@ -10702,6 +10732,7 @@
 			apex_available: [
 				"myapex",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		aconfig_declarations {
@@ -10776,6 +10807,7 @@
 			apex_available: [
 				"myapex",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		java_library {
@@ -10787,6 +10819,7 @@
 			apex_available: [
 				"myapex",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		aconfig_declarations {
@@ -11469,6 +11502,7 @@
 			apex_available: ["com.android.apex30"],
 			min_sdk_version: "30",
 			sdk_version: "current",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		override_apex {
@@ -11760,6 +11794,7 @@
 				"com.android.foo30",
 			],
 			sdk_version: "core_current",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 
 		java_library {
diff --git a/apex/container_test.go b/apex/container_test.go
index d1dfb9c..395793f 100644
--- a/apex/container_test.go
+++ b/apex/container_test.go
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 package apex
 
 import (
-	"android/soong/android"
-	"android/soong/java"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/java"
 )
 
 var checkContainerMatch = func(t *testing.T, name string, container string, expected bool, actual bool) {
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@
 			],
 			min_sdk_version: "30",
 			sdk_version: "current",
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 	`)
 
diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 427c28c..3bf2e23 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -766,7 +766,8 @@
 	apexInfo, _ := android.ModuleProvider(ctx, android.ApexInfoProvider)
 	isJacocoAgent := ctx.ModuleName() == "jacocoagent"
 
-	if j.DirectlyInAnyApex() && !isJacocoAgent && !apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
+	compileDex := Bool(j.dexProperties.Compile_dex) || Bool(j.properties.Installable)
+	if compileDex && !isJacocoAgent && !apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
 		if !inList(ctx.ModuleName(), config.InstrumentFrameworkModules) {
 			return true
 		} else if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("EMMA_INSTRUMENT_FRAMEWORK") {
@@ -1735,20 +1736,10 @@
 
 	completeStaticLibsImplementationJarsToCombine := completeStaticLibsImplementationJars
 
-	// Enable dex compilation for the APEX variants, unless it is disabled explicitly
-	compileDex := Bool(j.dexProperties.Compile_dex)
 	apexInfo, _ := android.ModuleProvider(ctx, android.ApexInfoProvider)
-	if j.DirectlyInAnyApex() && !apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
-		if j.dexProperties.Compile_dex == nil {
-			compileDex = true
-		}
-		if j.deviceProperties.Hostdex == nil {
-			j.deviceProperties.Hostdex = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
-		}
-	}
-	if Bool(j.properties.Installable) {
-		compileDex = true
-	}
+
+	// Enable dex compilation for the APEX variants, unless it is disabled explicitly
+	compileDex := Bool(j.dexProperties.Compile_dex) || Bool(j.properties.Installable)
 
 	if j.shouldInstrument(ctx) && (!ctx.Device() || compileDex) {
 		instrumentedOutputFile := j.instrument(ctx, flags, outputFile, jarName, specs)
@@ -2331,7 +2322,10 @@
 		"stable.core.platform.api.stubs",
 		"stub-annotations", "private-stub-annotations-jar",
 		"core-lambda-stubs",
-		"core-generated-annotation-stubs":
+		"core-generated-annotation-stubs",
+		// jacocoagent only uses core APIs, but has to specify a non-core sdk_version so it can use
+		// a prebuilt SDK to avoid circular dependencies when it statically included in the bootclasspath.
+		"jacocoagent":
 		return javaCore, true
 	case android.SdkPublic.DefaultJavaLibraryName():
 		return javaSdk, true
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index 988514d..cb3245b 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
 				"//apex_available:anyapex",
 				"//apex_available:platform",
 			],
+			compile_dex: true,
 		}
 	`)),
 )