1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/android/DexArchiveAspect.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/android/DexArchiveAspect.java
index fc938b1b6e..6677f09a67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/android/DexArchiveAspect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/android/DexArchiveAspect.java
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ public final class DexArchiveAspect extends NativeAspectClass implements Configu
     if (getAndroidConfig(ruleContext).checkDesugarDeps()) {
       args.add("--emit_dependency_metadata_as_needed");
     }
+    if (getAndroidConfig(ruleContext).desugarJava8Libs()) {
+      args.add("--desugar_supported_core_libs");
+    }
 
     ruleContext.registerAction(
         new SpawnAction.Builder()