diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index dca998f5a..d83bf0a9e 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -496,6 +496,10 @@ func (c *config) UnbundledBuild() bool {
 	return Bool(c.ProductVariables.Unbundled_build)
 }
 
+func (c *config) IsPdkBuild() bool {
+	return Bool(c.ProductVariables.Pdk)
+}
+
 func (c *config) DevicePrefer32BitExecutables() bool {
 	return Bool(c.ProductVariables.DevicePrefer32BitExecutables)
 }
diff --git a/java/config/config.go b/java/config/config.go
index 6509d80ae..94dfa19f1 100644
--- a/java/config/config.go
+++ b/java/config/config.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func init() {
 		if config.(android.Config).Getenv("USE_D8") == "true" {
 			dexer = "d8"
 		}
-		if config.(android.Config).UnbundledBuild() {
+		if config.(android.Config).UnbundledBuild() || config.(android.Config).IsPdkBuild() {
 			return "prebuilts/build-tools/common/bin/" + dexer, nil
 		} else {
 			path, err := pctx.HostBinToolPath(config, dexer)