diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index aa017834d..dab0836ff 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (d *dexer) effectiveOptimizeEnabled() bool {
 var d8, d8RE = pctx.MultiCommandRemoteStaticRules("d8",
 	blueprint.RuleParams{
 		Command: `rm -rf "$outDir" && mkdir -p "$outDir" && ` +
-			`$d8Template${config.D8Cmd} ${config.D8Flags} --output $outDir $d8Flags --no-dex-input-jar $in && ` +
+			`$d8Template${config.D8Cmd} ${config.D8Flags} $d8Flags --output $outDir --no-dex-input-jar $in && ` +
 			`$zipTemplate${config.SoongZipCmd} $zipFlags -o $outDir/classes.dex.jar -C $outDir -f "$outDir/classes*.dex" && ` +
 			`${config.MergeZipsCmd} -D -stripFile "**/*.class" $mergeZipsFlags $out $outDir/classes.dex.jar $in && ` +
 			`rm -f "$outDir/classes*.dex" "$outDir/classes.dex.jar"`,
@@ -137,13 +137,12 @@ var r8, r8RE = pctx.MultiCommandRemoteStaticRules("r8",
 		Command: `rm -rf "$outDir" && mkdir -p "$outDir" && ` +
 			`rm -f "$outDict" && rm -f "$outConfig" && rm -rf "${outUsageDir}" && ` +
 			`mkdir -p $$(dirname ${outUsage}) && ` +
-			`$r8Template${config.R8Cmd} ${config.R8Flags} -injars $in --output $outDir ` +
+			`$r8Template${config.R8Cmd} ${config.R8Flags} $r8Flags -injars $in --output $outDir ` +
 			`--no-data-resources ` +
 			`-printmapping ${outDict} ` +
 			`-printconfiguration ${outConfig} ` +
 			`-printusage ${outUsage} ` +
-			`--deps-file ${out}.d ` +
-			`$r8Flags && ` +
+			`--deps-file ${out}.d && ` +
 			`touch "${outDict}" "${outConfig}" "${outUsage}" && ` +
 			`${config.SoongZipCmd} -o ${outUsageZip} -C ${outUsageDir} -f ${outUsage} && ` +
 			`rm -rf ${outUsageDir} && ` +