diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 60cd06372..b7a74b66a 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1408,9 +1408,6 @@ endef
 
 # For a list of jar files, unzip them to a specified directory,
 # but make sure that no META-INF files come along for the ride.
-# We also remove any R.class/Manifest.class from the jar files;
-# R/Manifest class for the static Java libraries should be
-# re-generate in the app module instead.
 #
 # $(1): files to unzip
 # $(2): destination directory
@@ -1424,7 +1421,6 @@ define unzip-jar-files
     unzip -qo $$f -d $(2); \
     (cd $(2) && rm -rf META-INF); \
   done
-  # $(hide) find $(2) -name 'R.class' -o -name 'R$$*.class' -o -name 'Manifest.class' -o -name 'Manifest$$*.class' | xargs rm -rf
 endef
 
 # Common definition to invoke javac on the host and target.
@@ -1464,6 +1460,10 @@ $(hide) if [ -s $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq ] ; the
 fi
 $(hide) rm -f $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list
 $(hide) rm -f $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/java-source-list-uniq
+$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES), $(hide) find $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) \
+    -name $(word 1, $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES)) \
+    $(addprefix -o -name , $(wordlist 2, 999, $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES))) \
+    | xargs rm -rf)
 $(hide) jar $(if $(strip $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST)),-cfm,-cf) \
     $@ $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) -C $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) .
 endef
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 322d10fb5..6cc0b1f4e 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): \
 $(cleantarget): PRIVATE_CLEAN_FILES += $(intermediates.COMMON)
 
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS)
+$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES :=
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_java_lib_deps) $(jar_manifest_file)
 	$(transform-host-java-to-package)
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ endif
 
 else
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES :=
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_java_lib_deps) $(jar_manifest_file)
 	$(transform-host-java-to-package)
 endif  # LOCAL_BUILD_HOST_DEX
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 47f7b416f..e726bb0db 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ ALL_MODULES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).STUBS := $(full_classes_stubs_jar)
 # Deps for generated source files must be handled separately,
 # via deps on the target that generates the sources.
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAVACFLAGS := $(LOCAL_JAVACFLAGS)
+$(full_classes_compiled_jar): PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES := $(LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES)
 $(full_classes_compiled_jar): $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_java_lib_deps) $(jar_manifest_file) \
 	$(RenderScript_file_stamp) $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp)
 	$(transform-java-to-classes.jar)
diff --git a/core/static_java_library.mk b/core/static_java_library.mk
index 3a1925dd8..d317691df 100644
--- a/core/static_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/static_java_library.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ all_resources := $(strip \
         ) \
       ) \
     ))
+
+ifneq (,$(all_resources))
+# Those files will be excluded from the built jar.
+# The R/Manifest classes should be re-generated in the app Module instead.
+# Use '' and $ escape because they will be passed to bash.
+LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES := 'R.class' 'R$$*.class' 'Manifest.class' 'Manifest$$*.class'
+endif
 endif
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/java_library.mk
@@ -93,3 +100,4 @@ endif
 endif  # $(all_resources) not empty
 
 LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY :=
+LOCAL_JAR_EXCLUDE_FILES :=