diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/android/AndroidPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/android/AndroidPlugin.kt
index 42c92290..348dec80 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/android/AndroidPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/android/AndroidPlugin.kt
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ public class AndroidPlugin @Inject constructor(val javaCompiler: JavaCompiler)
         val classesDex = "classes.dex"
         val outClassesDex = KFiles.joinDir(classesDexDir, classesDex)
 
-        val args = listOf("--dex", "--output", outClassesDex)
+        val args = listOf("--dex", "--output", outClassesDex,
+                project.projectProperties.getString(JvmCompilerPlugin.BUILD_DIR)!!)
         val otherArgs =
             project.dependencies?.let {
                 it.dependencies.map {