diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index cd92848e01..6d8cddb3da 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_PACKAGES), \
 $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES), $(hide) rm -rf \
     $(foreach pkg, $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES), \
         $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/$(subst .,/,$(pkg))))
-$(hide) $(JAR) -cf $@ $(call jar-args-sorted-files-in-directory,$(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR))
+$(hide) $(SOONG_ZIP) -jar -o $@ -C $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -D $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
 $(if $(PRIVATE_EXTRA_JAR_ARGS),$(call add-java-resources-to,$@))
 endef
 
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index 5021510a25..da329788e8 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
     $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
     $(JAR_ARGS) \
     $(ZIPSYNC) \
+    $(SOONG_ZIP) \
     | $(SOONG_JAVAC_WRAPPER)
 	$(transform-host-java-to-dalvik-package)
 
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 8998d525e4..f9abe9bc4e 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
     $(ZIPTIME) \
     $(JAR_ARGS) \
     $(ZIPSYNC) \
+    $(SOONG_ZIP) \
     | $(SOONG_JAVAC_WRAPPER)
 	$(transform-host-java-to-package)
 	$(remove-timestamps-from-package)
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 44e005d8dc..6798efa6a2 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ $(full_classes_compiled_jar): \
     $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
     $(JAR_ARGS) \
     $(ZIPSYNC) \
+    $(SOONG_ZIP) \
     | $(SOONG_JAVAC_WRAPPER)
 	@echo "Target Java: $@
 	$(call compile-java,$(TARGET_JAVAC),$(PRIVATE_ALL_JAVA_HEADER_LIBRARIES))