diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index b73680e6c..79ff32a55 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ func (c *config) fromEnv() error {
 	switch c.Getenv("EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9") {
 	case "":
 		// Use OpenJDK8
+	case "false":
+		// Use OpenJDK8
 	case "1.8":
 		// Use OpenJDK9, but target 1.8
 		c.useOpenJDK9 = true
diff --git a/ui/build/config.go b/ui/build/config.go
index 940bb2fb2..6e5559d06 100644
--- a/ui/build/config.go
+++ b/ui/build/config.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func NewConfig(ctx Context, args ...string) Config {
 		if override, ok := ret.environ.Get("OVERRIDE_ANDROID_JAVA_HOME"); ok {
 			return override
 		}
-		if v, ok := ret.environ.Get("EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9"); ok && v != "" {
+		if v, ok := ret.environ.Get("EXPERIMENTAL_USE_OPENJDK9"); ok && v != "" && v != "false" {
 			return filepath.Join("prebuilts/jdk/jdk9", ret.HostPrebuiltTag())
 		}
 		return filepath.Join("prebuilts/jdk/jdk8", ret.HostPrebuiltTag())