diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 15752f934..ffeb66381 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2656,12 +2656,17 @@ endef
 # Add resources carried by static Jack libraries.
 #
 define add-carried-jack-resources
+$(call add-carried-jack-resources-to,$@)
+endef
+
+# $(1) the target jar.
+define add-carried-jack-resources-to
  $(hide) if [ -d $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) ] ; then \
     find $(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -type f | sort \
         | sed -e "s?^$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/? -C \"$(PRIVATE_JACK_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)\" \"?" -e "s/$$/\"/" \
-        > $(dir $@)jack_res_jar_flags; \
-    if [ -s $(dir $@)jack_res_jar_flags ] ; then \
-        $(JAR) uf $@ @$(dir $@)jack_res_jar_flags; \
+        > $(dir $(1))jack_res_jar_flags; \
+    if [ -s $(dir $(1))jack_res_jar_flags ] ; then \
+        $(JAR) uf $(1) @$(dir $(1))jack_res_jar_flags; \
     fi; \
 fi
 endef
diff --git a/core/java_library.mk b/core/java_library.mk
index ea9874b53..dace97490 100644
--- a/core/java_library.mk
+++ b/core/java_library.mk
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ $(common_javalib.jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_DIRS := $(LOCAL_DONT_DELETE_JAR_D
 $(common_javalib.jar) : $(built_dex) $(java_resource_sources) | $(ZIPTIME)
 	@echo "target Jar: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
 ifdef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
-	$(create-empty-package)
+	$(create-empty-package-at,$@.tmp)
 else
 	$(call initialize-package-file,$(PRIVATE_SOURCE_ARCHIVE),$@.tmp)
 endif
 	$(call add-dex-to-package-arg,$@.tmp)
 ifdef LOCAL_JACK_ENABLED
-	$(add-carried-jack-resources)
+	$(add-carried-jack-resources-to,$@.tmp)
 endif
 	$(hide) $(ZIPTIME) $@.tmp
 	$(call commit-change-for-toc,$@)