diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 87df472676..3d5f51df86 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ endif # java_resource_file_groups
 
 ## PRIVATE java vars ######################################
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(all_java_sources)$(all_res_assets))$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES),)
+ifneq ($(strip $(all_java_sources)$(all_res_assets))$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES)$(filter true,$(LOCAL_SOURCE_FILES_ALL_GENERATED)),)
 
 full_static_java_libs := \
     $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES), \
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 5e35b90b4f..ca27f28a4e 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX := $(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
 LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
 LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE_STEM := javalib.jar
 
+# base_rules.mk looks at this
+all_res_assets :=
+
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_BUILD_HOST_DEX),true)
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES),true)
   LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := $(sort core-hostdex $(LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 0ec9af9f11..1c4558ff3c 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif #PDK
 # but generated source files in its LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR.
 # You have to set up the dependency in some other way.
 ifeq (,$(strip $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES)$(all_res_assets)$(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))$(filter true,$(LOCAL_SOURCE_FILES_ALL_GENERATED)))
-$(warning $(LOCAL_PATH): Target java module does not define any source or resource files)
+$(error $(LOCAL_PATH): Target java module does not define any source or resource files)
 endif
 
 LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES:=$(strip $(LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES))
diff --git a/core/java_library.mk b/core/java_library.mk
index 67c1bcb5a0..9dbd79b43b 100644
--- a/core/java_library.mk
+++ b/core/java_library.mk
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ ifneq (true,$(LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY))
 ifneq (,$(LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR))
 $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): Target java libraries may not set LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR)
 endif
-endif
-
-#xxx base_rules.mk looks at this
+# base_rules.mk looks at this
 all_res_assets :=
+endif
 
 LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE_STEM := javalib.jar
 
diff --git a/core/static_java_library.mk b/core/static_java_library.mk
index c3c5c86881..cdb98f01fa 100644
--- a/core/static_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/static_java_library.mk
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ LOCAL_PROGUARD_FLAGS := $(addprefix -include ,$(proguard_options_file)) $(LOCAL_
 endif  # all_resources
 endif  # LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR
 
+all_res_assets := $(all_resources)
+
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/java_library.mk
 
 ifneq (,$(all_resources))