diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 137a730a86..e7a1a51dc4 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ifneq ($(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION),)
   endif
 else
   ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES),true)
-    LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := core ext framework $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
+    LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := core core-junit ext framework $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
   endif
 endif
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(sort $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES))