diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 39904e2f6..97787f4e4 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JAVA_SOURCES := $(all_java_sources)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_JAVA_OBJECTS := $(patsubst %.java,%.class,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
 ifeq ($(my_prefix),TARGET_)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION),)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH := -bootclasspath $(call java-lib-files,core)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH := -bootclasspath $(call java-lib-files,core-libart)
 else
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),current)
 # LOCAL_SDK_VERSION is current and no TARGET_BUILD_APPS.