1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaSemantics.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaSemantics.java
index 70ee87aefb..c30ddac0cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaSemantics.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaSemantics.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 package com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.java;
 
+import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.BuildType.LABEL;
 import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.ImplicitOutputsFunction.fromTemplates;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
@@ -153,8 +154,14 @@ public interface JavaSemantics {
   LateBoundLabel<BuildConfiguration> JAVA_LAUNCHER =
       new LateBoundLabel<BuildConfiguration>(JavaConfiguration.class) {
         @Override
-        public Label resolve(Rule rule, AttributeMap attributes,
-            BuildConfiguration configuration) {
+        public Label resolve(Rule rule, AttributeMap attributes, BuildConfiguration configuration) {
+          // don't read --java_launcher if this target overrides via a launcher attribute
+          if (attributes != null && attributes.has("launcher", LABEL)) {
+            Label launcher = attributes.get("launcher", LABEL);
+            if (launcher != null) {
+              return launcher;
+            }
+          }
           return configuration.getFragment(JavaConfiguration.class).getJavaLauncherLabel();
         }
       };