diff --git a/java/config/config.go b/java/config/config.go
index 46c91a2f6..d7440022f 100644
--- a/java/config/config.go
+++ b/java/config/config.go
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ var (
 		"-J-XX:+TieredCompilation",
 		"-J-XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1",
 	}
+	dexerJavaVmFlagsList = []string{
+		`-JXX:OnError="cat hs_err_pid%p.log"`,
+		"-JXX:CICompilerCount=6",
+		"-JXX:+UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads",
+	}
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -83,19 +88,14 @@ func init() {
 
 	// D8 invocations are shorter lived, so we restrict their JIT tiering relative to R8.
 	// Note that the `-JXX` prefix syntax is specific to the R8/D8 invocation wrappers.
-	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("D8Flags", []string{
-		`-JXX:OnError="cat hs_err_pid%p.log"`,
-		"-JXX:CICompilerCount=6",
-		"-JXX:+UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads",
+	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("D8Flags", append([]string{
+		"-JXmx2048M",
 		"-JXX:+TieredCompilation",
 		"-JXX:TieredStopAtLevel=1",
-	})
-
-	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("R8Flags", []string{
-		`-JXX:OnError="cat hs_err_pid%p.log"`,
-		"-JXX:CICompilerCount=6",
-		"-JXX:+UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads",
-	})
+	}, dexerJavaVmFlagsList...))
+	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("R8Flags", append([]string{
+		"-JXmx2048M",
+	}, dexerJavaVmFlagsList...))
 
 	exportedVars.ExportStringListStaticVariable("CommonJdkFlags", []string{
 		`-Xmaxerrs 9999999`,
diff --git a/java/config/makevars.go b/java/config/makevars.go
index bc6848fc3..273aca0b4 100644
--- a/java/config/makevars.go
+++ b/java/config/makevars.go
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ func makeVarsProvider(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {
 	ctx.Strict("JAVADOC", "${JavadocCmd}")
 	ctx.Strict("COMMON_JDK_FLAGS", "${CommonJdkFlags}")
 
-	ctx.Strict("DX", "${D8Cmd}")
-	ctx.Strict("DX_COMMAND", "${D8Cmd} -JXms16M -JXmx2048M")
-	ctx.Strict("R8_COMPAT_PROGUARD", "${R8Cmd}")
+	ctx.Strict("D8", "${D8Cmd}")
+	ctx.Strict("R8", "${R8Cmd}")
+	ctx.Strict("D8_COMMAND", "${D8Cmd} ${D8Flags}")
+	ctx.Strict("R8_COMMAND", "${R8Cmd} ${R8Flags}")
 
 	ctx.Strict("TURBINE", "${TurbineJar}")
 
@@ -78,9 +79,6 @@ func makeVarsProvider(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {
 	ctx.Strict("CLASS2NONSDKLIST", "${Class2NonSdkList}")
 	ctx.Strict("HIDDENAPI", "${HiddenAPI}")
 
-	ctx.Strict("D8_FLAGS", "${D8Flags}")
-	ctx.Strict("R8_FLAGS", "${R8Flags}")
-
 	ctx.Strict("AIDL", "${AidlCmd}")
 	ctx.Strict("AAPT2", "${Aapt2Cmd}")
 	ctx.Strict("ZIPALIGN", "${ZipAlign}")