diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index d88e8f86f..6c739a27f 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -289,15 +289,18 @@ func (d *dexer) r8Flags(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexParams *compileDexParams)
 	// - suppress ProGuard warnings of referencing symbols unknown to the lower SDK version.
 	// - prevent ProGuard stripping subclass in the support library that extends class added in the higher SDK version.
 	// See b/20667396
-	var proguardRaiseDeps classpath
-	ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(proguardRaiseTag, func(m android.Module) {
-		if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, m, JavaInfoProvider); ok {
-			proguardRaiseDeps = append(proguardRaiseDeps, dep.RepackagedHeaderJars...)
-		}
-	})
+	// TODO(b/360905238): Remove SdkSystemServer exception after resolving missing class references.
+	if !dexParams.sdkVersion.Stable() || dexParams.sdkVersion.Kind == android.SdkSystemServer {
+		var proguardRaiseDeps classpath
+		ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(proguardRaiseTag, func(m android.Module) {
+			if dep, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, m, JavaInfoProvider); ok {
+				proguardRaiseDeps = append(proguardRaiseDeps, dep.RepackagedHeaderJars...)
+			}
+		})
+		r8Flags = append(r8Flags, proguardRaiseDeps.FormJavaClassPath("-libraryjars"))
+		r8Deps = append(r8Deps, proguardRaiseDeps...)
+	}
 
-	r8Flags = append(r8Flags, proguardRaiseDeps.FormJavaClassPath("-libraryjars"))
-	r8Deps = append(r8Deps, proguardRaiseDeps...)
 	r8Flags = append(r8Flags, flags.bootClasspath.FormJavaClassPath("-libraryjars"))
 	r8Deps = append(r8Deps, flags.bootClasspath...)
 	r8Flags = append(r8Flags, flags.dexClasspath.FormJavaClassPath("-libraryjars"))