diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 61bdc8874..43fb96435 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -440,16 +440,11 @@ func (j *Javadoc) targetSdkVersion() sdkSpec {
 func (j *Javadoc) addDeps(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	if ctx.Device() {
 		sdkDep := decodeSdkDep(ctx, sdkContext(j))
-		if sdkDep.useDefaultLibs {
-			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, bootClasspathTag, config.LegacyCorePlatformBootclasspathLibraries...)
-			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, systemModulesTag, config.LegacyCorePlatformSystemModules)
-			if sdkDep.hasFrameworkLibs() {
-				ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, libTag, config.FrameworkLibraries...)
-			}
-		} else if sdkDep.useModule {
+		if sdkDep.useModule {
 			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, bootClasspathTag, sdkDep.bootclasspath...)
 			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, systemModulesTag, sdkDep.systemModules)
 			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, java9LibTag, sdkDep.java9Classpath...)
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, libTag, sdkDep.classpath...)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index f9d939bf1..cb2ae2890 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func IsStaticLibDepTag(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
 }
 
 type sdkDep struct {
-	useModule, useFiles, useDefaultLibs, invalidVersion bool
+	useModule, useFiles, invalidVersion bool
 
 	// The modules that will be added to the bootclasspath when targeting 1.8 or lower
 	bootclasspath []string
@@ -600,7 +600,11 @@ type sdkDep struct {
 	// modules are to be used.
 	systemModules string
 
+	// The modules that will be added to the classpath regardless of the Java language level targeted
+	classpath []string
+
 	// The modules that will be added ot the classpath when targeting 1.9 or higher
+	// (normally these will be on the bootclasspath when targeting 1.8 or lower)
 	java9Classpath []string
 
 	frameworkResModule string
@@ -694,17 +698,14 @@ func (j *Module) deps(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		j.linter.deps(ctx)
 
 		sdkDep := decodeSdkDep(ctx, sdkContext(j))
-		if sdkDep.useDefaultLibs {
-			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, bootClasspathTag, config.LegacyCorePlatformBootclasspathLibraries...)
-			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, systemModulesTag, config.LegacyCorePlatformSystemModules)
-			if sdkDep.hasFrameworkLibs() {
-				ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, libTag, config.FrameworkLibraries...)
-			}
-		} else if sdkDep.useModule {
+		if sdkDep.useModule {
 			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, bootClasspathTag, sdkDep.bootclasspath...)
 			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, java9LibTag, sdkDep.java9Classpath...)
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, libTag, sdkDep.classpath...)
 			if j.deviceProperties.EffectiveOptimizeEnabled() && sdkDep.hasStandardLibs() {
 				ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, proguardRaiseTag, config.LegacyCorePlatformBootclasspathLibraries...)
+			}
+			if j.deviceProperties.EffectiveOptimizeEnabled() && sdkDep.hasFrameworkLibs() {
 				ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, proguardRaiseTag, config.FrameworkLibraries...)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/java/sdk.go b/java/sdk.go
index 2a08f329e..4fffd8634 100644
--- a/java/sdk.go
+++ b/java/sdk.go
@@ -412,7 +412,10 @@ func decodeSdkDep(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext) sdkDep
 	switch sdkVersion.kind {
 	case sdkPrivate:
 		return sdkDep{
-			useDefaultLibs:     true,
+			useModule:          true,
+			systemModules:      config.LegacyCorePlatformSystemModules,
+			bootclasspath:      config.LegacyCorePlatformBootclasspathLibraries,
+			classpath:          config.FrameworkLibraries,
 			frameworkResModule: "framework-res",
 		}
 	case sdkNone:
@@ -434,7 +437,9 @@ func decodeSdkDep(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext) sdkDep
 		}
 	case sdkCorePlatform:
 		return sdkDep{
-			useDefaultLibs:     true,
+			useModule:          true,
+			systemModules:      config.LegacyCorePlatformSystemModules,
+			bootclasspath:      config.LegacyCorePlatformBootclasspathLibraries,
 			frameworkResModule: "framework-res",
 			noFrameworksLibs:   true,
 		}