diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 8e063d0ae3..d45da48c84 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $(full_classes_combined_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_D
 $(full_classes_combined_jar): $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
                               $(jar_manifest_file) \
                               $(full_static_java_libs) | $(MERGE_ZIPS)
-	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
+	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST)) \
             $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
             $@ $< $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
 
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 6d8f23709e..842fcbf3f4 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ $(full_classes_combined_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_D
 $(full_classes_combined_jar): $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
                               $(jar_manifest_file) \
                               $(full_static_java_libs) | $(MERGE_ZIPS)
-	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
+	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j --ignore-duplicates $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST)) \
             $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
             $@ $< $(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)