diff --git a/makepanda/makepackage.py b/makepanda/makepackage.py
index 1b649092e6..ef075772b3 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepackage.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepackage.py
@@ -794,19 +794,8 @@ def MakeInstallerAndroid(version, **kwargs):
     if os.path.exists(apk_unsigned):
         os.unlink(apk_unsigned)
 
-    # Compile the Java classes into a Dalvik executable.
-    dx_cmd = "d8 --output apkroot "
-    if GetOptimize() <= 2:
-        dx_cmd += "--debug "
-    else:
-        dx_cmd += "--release "
-    if "ANDROID_API" in SDK:
-        dx_cmd += "--min-api %d " % (SDK["ANDROID_API"])
-    if "ANDROID_JAR" in SDK:
-        dx_cmd += "--lib %s " % (SDK["ANDROID_JAR"])
-
-    dx_cmd += " ".join(glob.glob(os.path.join(outputdir, "classes", "org", "panda3d", "android", "*.class")))
-    oscmd(dx_cmd)
+    # Copy the compiled Java classes.
+    oscmd("cp %s apkroot/classes.dex" % (os.path.join(outputdir, "classes.dex")))
 
     # Copy the libraries one by one.  In case of library dependencies, strip
     # off any suffix (eg. libfile.so.1.0), as Android does not support them.
diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index f7c6d4670c..85fd3b0faa 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -2111,6 +2111,31 @@ def CompileMIDL(target, src, opts):
 
         oscmd(cmd)
 
+##########################################################################################
+#
+# CompileDalvik
+#
+##########################################################################################
+
+def CompileDalvik(target, inputs, opts):
+    cmd = "d8 --output " + os.path.dirname(target)
+
+    if GetOptimize() <= 2:
+        cmd += " --debug"
+    else:
+        cmd += " --release"
+
+    if "ANDROID_API" in SDK:
+        cmd += " --min-api %d" % (SDK["ANDROID_API"])
+
+    if "ANDROID_JAR" in SDK:
+        cmd += " --lib %s" % (SDK["ANDROID_JAR"])
+
+    for i in inputs:
+        cmd += " " + BracketNameWithQuotes(i)
+
+    oscmd(cmd)
+
 ##########################################################################################
 #
 # CompileAnything
@@ -2222,6 +2247,9 @@ def CompileAnything(target, inputs, opts, progress = None):
         elif infile.endswith(".r"):
             ProgressOutput(progress, "Building resource object", target)
             return CompileRsrc(target, infile, opts)
+    elif origsuffix == ".dex":
+        ProgressOutput(progress, "Building Dalvik object", target)
+        return CompileDalvik(target, inputs, opts)
     exit("Don't know how to compile: %s from %s" % (target, inputs))
 
 ##########################################################################################
@@ -4844,6 +4872,11 @@ if GetTarget() == 'android':
     TargetAdd('org/panda3d/android/PandaActivity.class', opts=OPTS, input='PandaActivity.java')
     TargetAdd('org/panda3d/android/PythonActivity.class', opts=OPTS, input='PythonActivity.java')
 
+    TargetAdd('classes.dex', input='org/panda3d/android/NativeIStream.class')
+    TargetAdd('classes.dex', input='org/panda3d/android/NativeOStream.class')
+    TargetAdd('classes.dex', input='org/panda3d/android/PandaActivity.class')
+    TargetAdd('classes.dex', input='org/panda3d/android/PythonActivity.class')
+
     TargetAdd('p3android_composite1.obj', opts=OPTS, input='p3android_composite1.cxx')
     TargetAdd('libp3android.dll', input='p3android_composite1.obj')
     TargetAdd('libp3android.dll', input=COMMON_PANDA_LIBS)
diff --git a/makepanda/makepandacore.py b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
index ce516207fc..a76a9f7cb2 100644
--- a/makepanda/makepandacore.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
@@ -3361,6 +3361,7 @@ def CalcLocation(fn, ipath):
     if (GetOptimize() <= 2 and target == 'windows'): dllext = "_d"
 
     if (fn == "AndroidManifest.xml"): return OUTPUTDIR+"/"+fn
+    if (fn == "classes.dex"): return OUTPUTDIR+"/"+fn
     if (fn.endswith(".cxx")): return CxxFindSource(fn, ipath)
     if (fn.endswith(".I")):   return CxxFindSource(fn, ipath)
     if (fn.endswith(".h")):   return CxxFindSource(fn, ipath)