diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index a19fc24..962c0f2 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2269,12 +2269,7 @@
 $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES), $(hide) rm -rf \
     $(foreach pkg, $(PRIVATE_JAR_EXCLUDE_PACKAGES), \
         $(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/$(subst .,/,$(pkg))))
-$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST), \
-    $(hide) sed -e "s/%BUILD_NUMBER%/$(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE)/" \
-            $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $@)/manifest.mf && \
-        $(JAR) -cfm $@ $(dir $@)/manifest.mf, \
-    $(hide) $(JAR) -cf $@) \
-        $(call jar-args-sorted-files-in-directory,$(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR))
+$(hide) $(JAR) -cf $@ $(call jar-args-sorted-files-in-directory,$(PRIVATE_CLASS_INTERMEDIATES_DIR))
 $(if $(PRIVATE_EXTRA_JAR_ARGS),$(call add-java-resources-to,$@))
 endef
 
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index e42f499..81fddd9 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
     $(java_source_list_file) \
     $(java_sources_deps) \
     $(full_java_header_libs) \
-    $(jar_manifest_file) \
     $(annotation_processor_deps) \
     $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
     $(JAR_ARGS) \
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@
     $(java_source_list_file) \
     $(java_sources_deps) \
     $(full_java_header_libs) \
-    $(jar_manifest_file) \
     $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
     $(JAR_ARGS) \
     $(ZIPTIME) \
@@ -149,10 +147,13 @@
 
 $(full_classes_combined_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF)
 $(full_classes_combined_jar): $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
+                              $(jar_manifest_file) \
                               $(full_static_java_libs)  | $(MERGE_ZIPS)
-	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j \
-        $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
-        $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST), $(hide) sed -e "s/%BUILD_NUMBER%/$(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE)/" \
+            $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $@)/manifest.mf)
+	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
+            $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
+            $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
 
 # Run jarjar if necessary, otherwise just copy the file.
 ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES)),)
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 55b6684..03dc67c 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
     $(java_source_list_file) \
     $(java_sources_deps) \
     $(full_java_libs) \
-    $(jar_manifest_file) \
     $(annotation_processor_deps) \
     $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
     $(ZIPTIME) \
@@ -95,8 +94,12 @@
 javac-check-$(LOCAL_MODULE) : $(full_classes_compiled_jar)
 
 $(full_classes_combined_jar): $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
+                              $(jar_manifest_file) \
                               $(full_static_java_libs) | $(MERGE_ZIPS)
-	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j -stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $< $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST), $(hide) sed -e "s/%BUILD_NUMBER%/$(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE)/" \
+            $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $@)/manifest.mf)
+	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
+            -stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $< $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
 
 # Run jarjar if necessary, otherwise just copy the file.
 ifneq ($(strip $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES)),)
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 1e63d48..f661f06 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@
     $(java_source_list_file) \
     $(java_sources_deps) \
     $(full_java_header_libs) \
-    $(jar_manifest_file) \
     $(layers_file) \
     $(annotation_processor_deps) \
     $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
@@ -490,8 +489,6 @@
     $(java_source_list_file) \
     $(java_sources_deps) \
     $(full_java_header_libs) \
-    $(jar_manifest_file) \
-    $(layers_file) \
     $(NORMALIZE_PATH) \
     $(JAR_ARGS) \
     $(ZIPTIME) \
@@ -518,10 +515,13 @@
 
 $(full_classes_combined_jar): PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF := $(LOCAL_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF)
 $(full_classes_combined_jar): $(full_classes_compiled_jar) \
+                              $(jar_manifest_file) \
                               $(full_static_java_libs) | $(MERGE_ZIPS)
-	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j \
-        $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
-        $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST), $(hide) sed -e "s/%BUILD_NUMBER%/$(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE)/" \
+            $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST) > $(dir $@)/manifest.mf)
+	$(MERGE_ZIPS) -j $(if $(PRIVATE_JAR_MANIFEST),-m $(dir $@)/manifest.mf) \
+            $(if $(PRIVATE_DONT_DELETE_JAR_META_INF),,-stripDir META-INF -zipToNotStrip $<) \
+            $@ $< $(call reverse-list,$(PRIVATE_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
 
 ifdef LOCAL_JAR_PROCESSOR
 # LOCAL_JAR_PROCESSOR_ARGS must be evaluated here to set up the rule-local