diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index a8dbe305fb..20a25824a7 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ else
 MD5SUM:=md5sum
 endif
 
+APICHECK_CLASSPATH := $(HOST_JDK_TOOLS_JAR)
+APICHECK_CLASSPATH := $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH):$(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/doclava$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
+APICHECK_CLASSPATH := $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH):$(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/jsilver$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
+APICHECK_COMMAND := $(APICHECK) -JXmx1024m -J"classpath $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH)"
+
 # ###############################################################
 # Set up final options.
 # ###############################################################
diff --git a/core/tasks/apicheck.mk b/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
index 0d5ce1af0f..96e0f44db5 100644
--- a/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/apicheck.mk
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 
 ifneq ($(BUILD_TINY_ANDROID), true)
 
-APICHECK_CLASSPATH := $(HOST_JDK_TOOLS_JAR)
-APICHECK_CLASSPATH := $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH):$(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/doclava$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
-APICHECK_CLASSPATH := $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH):$(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/jsilver$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
-
 .PHONY: checkapi
 
 # eval this to define a rule that runs apicheck.
@@ -36,7 +32,7 @@ APICHECK_CLASSPATH := $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH):$(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/jsilver$(
 define check-api
 $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/$(strip $(1))-timestamp: $(2) $(3) $(APICHECK)
 	@echo "Checking API:" $(1)
-	$(hide) ( $(APICHECK) -JXmx1024m -J"classpath $(APICHECK_CLASSPATH)" $(4) $(2) $(3) || ( $(5) ; exit 38 ) )
+	$(hide) ( $(APICHECK_COMMAND) $(4) $(2) $(3) || ( $(5) ; exit 38 ) )
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
 	$(hide) touch $$@
 checkapi: $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/$(strip $(1))-timestamp