diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index f11e30dc2..d8ccec6c6 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ type CommonProperties struct {
 	// if not blank, used as prefix to generate repackage rule
 	Jarjar_prefix *string
 
+	// if set to true, skip the jarjar repackaging
+	Skip_jarjar_repackage *bool
+
 	// If not blank, set the java version passed to javac as -source and -target
 	Java_version *string
 
@@ -1101,11 +1104,13 @@ func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext, extraSrcJars, extraClasspath
 	jarjarProviderData := j.collectJarJarRules(ctx)
 	if jarjarProviderData != nil {
 		android.SetProvider(ctx, JarJarProvider, *jarjarProviderData)
-		text := getJarJarRuleText(jarjarProviderData)
-		if text != "" {
-			ruleTextFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "repackaged-jarjar", "repackaging.txt")
-			android.WriteFileRule(ctx, ruleTextFile, text)
-			j.repackageJarjarRules = ruleTextFile
+		if !proptools.Bool(j.properties.Skip_jarjar_repackage) {
+			text := getJarJarRuleText(jarjarProviderData)
+			if text != "" {
+				ruleTextFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "repackaged-jarjar", "repackaging.txt")
+				android.WriteFileRule(ctx, ruleTextFile, text)
+				j.repackageJarjarRules = ruleTextFile
+			}
 		}
 	}