diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 362bef9..2bd3ceb 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -931,8 +931,8 @@
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/direct_import/android_common/aar/classes-combined.jar",
 			},
 			appCombined: []string{
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/app/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/app/android_common/javac/app.jar",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/app/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/direct/android_common/combined/direct.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/direct_import/android_common/aar/classes-combined.jar",
 			},
@@ -1037,8 +1037,8 @@
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/direct_import/android_common/aar/classes-combined.jar",
 			},
 			appCombined: []string{
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/app/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/app/android_common/javac/app.jar",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/app/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/direct/android_common/combined/direct.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/direct_import/android_common/aar/classes-combined.jar",
 			},
diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 284ec99..f10310e 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	jars := append(android.Paths(nil), kotlinJars...)
+	jars := slices.Clone(kotlinJars)
 
 	j.compiledSrcJars = srcJars
 
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@
 			// allow for the use of annotation processors that do function correctly
 			// with sharding enabled. See: b/77284273.
 		}
-		extraJars := append(android.CopyOf(extraCombinedJars), kotlinHeaderJars...)
+		extraJars := append(slices.Clone(kotlinHeaderJars), extraCombinedJars...)
 		headerJarFileWithoutDepsOrJarjar, j.headerJarFile, j.repackagedHeaderJarFile =
 			j.compileJavaHeader(ctx, uniqueJavaFiles, srcJars, deps, flags, jarName, extraJars)
 		if ctx.Failed() {
@@ -1385,6 +1385,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	jars = append(jars, extraCombinedJars...)
+
 	j.srcJarArgs, j.srcJarDeps = resourcePathsToJarArgs(srcFiles), srcFiles
 
 	var includeSrcJar android.WritablePath
@@ -1471,8 +1473,6 @@
 		jars = append(jars, servicesJar)
 	}
 
-	jars = append(android.CopyOf(extraCombinedJars), jars...)
-
 	// Combine the classes built from sources, any manifests, and any static libraries into
 	// classes.jar. If there is only one input jar this step will be skipped.
 	var outputFile android.OutputPath