diff --git a/core/java_common.mk b/core/java_common.mk
index a23d92d9f6..dfe75f3257 100644
--- a/core/java_common.mk
+++ b/core/java_common.mk
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),micro)
   $(proto_java_srcjar): $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/protoc-gen-javamicro
 else ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),nano)
   $(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --javanano_out
+  $(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTOC_FLAGS += --plugin=$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/protoc-gen-javanano
+  $(proto_java_srcjar): $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/protoc-gen-javanano
 else ifeq ($(LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE),stream)
   $(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTO_JAVA_OUTPUT_OPTION := --javastream_out
   $(proto_java_srcjar): PRIVATE_PROTOC_FLAGS += --plugin=$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/protoc-gen-javastream