diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index e811608612..2261c53ee4 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1591,9 +1591,10 @@ endef
 define transform-classes.jar-to-dex
 @echo "target Dex: $(PRIVATE_MODULE)"
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+$(hide) rm -f $(dir $@)/classes*.dex
 $(hide) $(DX) \
     $(if $(findstring windows,$(HOST_OS)),,-JXms16M -JXmx2048M) \
-    --dex --output=$@ \
+    --dex --output=$(dir $@) \
     $(incremental_dex) \
     $(if $(NO_OPTIMIZE_DX), \
         --no-optimize) \
@@ -1653,11 +1654,7 @@ endef
 
 #TODO: update the manifest to point to the dex file
 define add-dex-to-package
-$(if $(filter classes.dex,$(notdir $(PRIVATE_DEX_FILE))),\
-$(hide) zip -qj $@ $(PRIVATE_DEX_FILE),\
-$(hide) _adtp_classes_dex=$(dir $(PRIVATE_DEX_FILE))classes.dex; \
-cp $(PRIVATE_DEX_FILE) $$_adtp_classes_dex && \
-zip -qj $@ $$_adtp_classes_dex && rm -f $$_adtp_classes_dex)
+$(hide) zip -qj $@ $(dir $(PRIVATE_DEX_FILE))/classes*.dex
 endef
 
 # Add java resources added by the current module.
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 2234eff4fa..81a94be17d 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ intermediates.COMMON := $(call local-intermediates-dir,COMMON)
 # Choose leaf name for the compiled jar file.
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_EMMA_INSTRUMENT),true)
 full_classes_compiled_jar_leaf := classes-no-debug-var.jar
-built_dex_intermediate_leaf := classes-no-local.dex
+built_dex_intermediate_leaf := no-local
 else
 full_classes_compiled_jar_leaf := classes-full-debug.jar
-built_dex_intermediate_leaf := classes-with-local.dex
+built_dex_intermediate_leaf := with-local
 endif
 
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED:=$(strip $(LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED))
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ emma_intermediates_dir := $(intermediates.COMMON)/emma_out
 # only the output directory can be changed
 full_classes_emma_jar := $(emma_intermediates_dir)/lib/$(jarjar_leaf)
 full_classes_proguard_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/$(proguard_jar_leaf)
-built_dex_intermediate := $(intermediates.COMMON)/$(built_dex_intermediate_leaf)
+built_dex_intermediate := $(intermediates.COMMON)/$(built_dex_intermediate_leaf)/classes.dex
 full_classes_stubs_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/stubs.jar
 
 # full_classes_jar and built_dex are cleared below, and re-set if we really need them.
 full_classes_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jar
-built_dex := $(intermediates.COMMON)/$(built_dex_leaf)
+built_dex := $(intermediates.COMMON)/$(built_dex_leaf)/classes.dex
 
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += \
     $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
@@ -446,7 +446,9 @@ $(built_dex_intermediate): $(full_classes_proguard_jar) $(DX)
 	$(transform-classes.jar-to-dex)
 $(built_dex): $(built_dex_intermediate) | $(ACP)
 	@echo Copying: $@
-	$(hide) $(ACP) -fp $< $@
+	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(hide) rm -f $(dir $@)/classes*.dex
+	$(hide) $(ACP) -fp $(dir $<)/classes*.dex $(dir $@)
 ifneq ($(GENERATE_DEX_DEBUG),)
 	$(install-dex-debug)
 endif