diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 7af600f3d5..e9dedfdfa6 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -427,21 +427,6 @@ $(hide) $(HOST_OTOOL) -l $(1) | grep LC_ID_DYLIB -A 5 > $(2)
 $(hide) $(HOST_NM) -gP $(1) | cut -f1-2 -d" " | (grep -v U$$ >> $(2) || true)
 endef
 
-GOMA_POOL :=
-RBE_POOL :=
-GOMA_OR_RBE_POOL :=
-# When goma or RBE are enabled, kati will be passed --default_pool=local_pool to put
-# most rules into the local pool.  Explicitly set the pool to "none" for rules that
-# should be run outside the local pool, i.e. with -j500.
-ifneq (,$(filter-out false,$(USE_GOMA)))
-  GOMA_POOL := none
-  GOMA_OR_RBE_POOL := none
-else ifneq (,$(filter-out false,$(USE_RBE)))
-  RBE_POOL := none
-  GOMA_OR_RBE_POOL := none
-endif
-.KATI_READONLY := GOMA_POOL RBE_POOL GOMA_OR_RBE_POOL
-
 ifeq ($(CALLED_FROM_SETUP),true)
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/ccache.mk
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/goma.mk
@@ -1233,6 +1218,39 @@ define find_warning_allowed_projects
     $(filter $(ANDROID_WARNING_ALLOWED_PROJECTS),$(1)/)
 endef
 
+GOMA_POOL :=
+RBE_POOL :=
+GOMA_OR_RBE_POOL :=
+# When goma or RBE are enabled, kati will be passed --default_pool=local_pool to put
+# most rules into the local pool.  Explicitly set the pool to "none" for rules that
+# should be run outside the local pool, i.e. with -j500.
+ifneq (,$(filter-out false,$(USE_GOMA)))
+  GOMA_POOL := none
+  GOMA_OR_RBE_POOL := none
+else ifneq (,$(filter-out false,$(USE_RBE)))
+  RBE_POOL := none
+  GOMA_OR_RBE_POOL := none
+endif
+.KATI_READONLY := GOMA_POOL RBE_POOL GOMA_OR_RBE_POOL
+
+JAVAC_NINJA_POOL :=
+R8_NINJA_POOL :=
+D8_NINJA_POOL :=
+
+ifneq ($(filter-out false,$(USE_RBE)),)
+  ifdef RBE_JAVAC
+    JAVAC_NINJA_POOL := $(RBE_POOL)
+  endif
+  ifdef RBE_R8
+    R8_NINJA_POOL := $(RBE_POOL)
+  endif
+  ifdef RBE_D8
+    D8_NINJA_POOL := $(RBE_POOL)
+  endif
+endif
+
+.KATI_READONLY := JAVAC_NINJA_POOL R8_NINJA_POOL D8_NINJA_POOL
+
 # These goals don't need to collect and include Android.mks/CleanSpec.mks
 # in the source tree.
 dont_bother_goals := out product-graph
diff --git a/core/rbe.mk b/core/rbe.mk
index e399ec1e70..370d4bd0e0 100644
--- a/core/rbe.mk
+++ b/core/rbe.mk
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-JAVAC_NINJA_POOL :=
-R8_NINJA_POOL :=
-D8_NINJA_POOL :=
-
 # Notice: this works only with Google's RBE service.
 ifneq ($(filter-out false,$(USE_RBE)),)
   ifdef RBE_DIR
@@ -88,20 +84,16 @@ ifneq ($(filter-out false,$(USE_RBE)),)
 
   ifdef RBE_JAVAC
     JAVAC_WRAPPER := $(strip $(JAVAC_WRAPPER) $(RBE_WRAPPER) --labels=type=compile,lang=java,compiler=javac --exec_strategy=$(javac_exec_strategy) --platform=$(java_r8_d8_platform))
-    JAVAC_NINJA_POOL := $(RBE_POOL)
   endif
 
   ifdef RBE_R8
     R8_WRAPPER := $(strip $(RBE_WRAPPER) --labels=type=compile,compiler=r8 --exec_strategy=$(r8_exec_strategy) --platform=$(java_r8_d8_platform) --inputs=out/soong/host/linux-x86/framework/r8-compat-proguard.jar,build/make/core/proguard_basic_keeps.flags --toolchain_inputs=prebuilts/jdk/jdk11/linux-x86/bin/java)
-    R8_NINJA_POOL := $(RBE_POOL)
   endif
 
   ifdef RBE_D8
     D8_WRAPPER := $(strip $(RBE_WRAPPER) --labels=type=compile,compiler=d8 --exec_strategy=$(d8_exec_strategy) --platform=$(java_r8_d8_platform) --inputs=out/soong/host/linux-x86/framework/d8.jar --toolchain_inputs=prebuilts/jdk/jdk11/linux-x86/bin/java)
-    D8_NINJA_POOL := $(RBE_POOL)
   endif
 
   rbe_dir :=
 endif
 
-.KATI_READONLY := JAVAC_NINJA_POOL R8_NINJA_POOL D8_NINJA_POOL