diff --git a/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk b/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
index 32279c3fca4..9524c4b57ea 100644
--- a/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
+++ b/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ define SetupJavaCompilationBody
 	        --permit-sources-without-package \
 	        --compare-found-sources $$($1_BIN)/_the.$1_batch.tmp \
 	        --log=$(LOG_LEVEL) \
+	        --state-dir=$$($1_BIN) \
 	        $$($1_SJAVAC_ARGS) \
 	        $$($1_FLAGS) \
 	        $$($1_HEADERS_ARG) \