diff --git a/core/goma.mk b/core/goma.mk
index c265259da..2b51d8be4 100644
--- a/core/goma.mk
+++ b/core/goma.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ ifneq ($(filter-out false,$(USE_GOMA)),)
   # use both ccache and gomacc.
   CC_WRAPPER := $(strip $(CC_WRAPPER) $(GOMA_CC))
   CXX_WRAPPER := $(strip $(CXX_WRAPPER) $(GOMA_CC))
-  JAVAC_WRAPPER := $(strip $(JAVAC_WRAPPER) $(GOMA_CC))
+  # b/143658984: goma can't handle the --system argument to javac
+  #JAVAC_WRAPPER := $(strip $(JAVAC_WRAPPER) $(GOMA_CC))
 
   goma_dir :=
 endif
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index 882fe3a83..5021510a2 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ java_sources_deps := \
 $(java_source_list_file): $(java_sources_deps)
 	$(write-java-source-list)
 
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): .KATI_NINJA_POOL := $(GOMA_POOL)
+# TODO(b/143658984): goma can't handle the --system argument to javac.
+#$(full_classes_compiled_jar): .KATI_NINJA_POOL := $(GOMA_POOL)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVA_LAYERS_FILE := $(layers_file)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS) $(annotation_processor_flags)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES :=
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index beaea2ad7..8998d525e 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ java_sources_deps := \
 $(java_source_list_file): $(java_sources_deps)
 	$(write-java-source-list)
 
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): .KATI_NINJA_POOL := $(GOMA_POOL)
+# TODO(b/143658984): goma can't handle the --system argument to javac.
+#$(full_classes_compiled_jar): .KATI_NINJA_POOL := $(GOMA_POOL)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVA_LAYERS_FILE := $(layers_file)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS) $(annotation_processor_flags)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES :=
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index a041321b6..44e005d8d 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(full_classes_header_jarjar),$(full_classes_header_
 
 endif # TURBINE_ENABLED != false
 
-$(full_classes_compiled_jar): .KATI_NINJA_POOL := $(GOMA_POOL)
+# TODO(b/143658984): goma can't handle the --system argument to javac.
+#$(full_classes_compiled_jar): .KATI_NINJA_POOL := $(GOMA_POOL)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS) $(annotation_processor_flags)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES := $(LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES := $(LOCAL_JAR_PACKAGES)