diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 70c6c4380..d51420cdf 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func (j *Module) aidlFlags(ctx android.ModuleContext, aidlPreprocess android.Opt
 	aidlIncludes = append(aidlIncludes,
 		android.PathsForSource(ctx, j.deviceProperties.Aidl.Include_dirs)...)
 
-	flags := []string{"-b"}
+	flags := []string{}
 
 	if aidlPreprocess.Valid() {
 		flags = append(flags, "-p"+aidlPreprocess.String())