diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaOptions.java
index 7c9ac260eb479f..2403231e48b7a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaOptions.java
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ public FragmentOptions getExec() {
       exec.jvmOpts = ImmutableList.of("-XX:ErrorFile=/dev/stderr");
     } else {
       exec.jvmOpts = hostJvmOpts;
+      exec.hostJvmOpts = hostJvmOpts;
     }
 
     exec.javacOpts = hostJavacOpts;