diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 4a0c540a9..c98863fbb 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -707,7 +707,11 @@ ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER := $(JAVA) \
 COLUMN:= column
 
 ifeq ($(EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9),)
+ifeq ($(RUN_ERROR_PRONE),true)
 USE_OPENJDK9 :=
+else
+USE_OPENJDK9 := true
+endif
 TARGET_OPENJDK9 :=
 else ifeq ($(EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9),false)
 USE_OPENJDK9 :=