diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
index bf163911c..b0b475f38 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
@@ -246,12 +246,6 @@ class AnalyzerWithFrontendWrapper(analyze.AnalyzerWrapper):
             if self.javac.original_arguments is None:
                 raise Exception('No javac command detected')
 
-        if self.args.buck:
-            self.args.infer_out = os.path.join(
-                self.javac.args.classes_out,
-                config.BUCK_INFER_OUT)
-            self.args.infer_out = os.path.abspath(self.args.infer_out)
-
     def compute_buck_key(self):
         javac_version = self.javac.get_version()
         infer_version = utils.infer_key(self.args.analyzer)
@@ -296,7 +290,6 @@ class AnalyzerWithFrontendWrapper(analyze.AnalyzerWrapper):
         infer_cmd = [utils.get_cmd_in_bin_dir('InferJava')]
 
         infer_cmd += [
-            '-results_dir', self.args.infer_out,
             '-verbose_out', self.javac.verbose_out,
             '-suppress_warnings_out', self.javac.suppress_warnings_out,
         ]
diff --git a/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.ml b/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.ml
index d2076ced2..abff13d33 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.ml
@@ -526,16 +526,21 @@ let prepend_to_argv args =
   args @ cl_args
 
 (** [prefix_before_rest (prefix @ ["--" :: rest])] is [prefix] where "--" is not in [prefix]. *)
-let prefix_before_rest args =
-  let rec prefix_before_rest_ rev_keep = function
-    | [] | "--" :: _ -> IList.rev rev_keep
-    | keep :: args -> prefix_before_rest_ (keep :: rev_keep) args in
-  prefix_before_rest_ [] args
+let rev_prefix_before_rest args =
+  let rec rev_prefix_before_rest_ rev_keep = function
+    | [] | "--" :: _ -> rev_keep
+    | keep :: args -> rev_prefix_before_rest_ (keep :: rev_keep) args in
+  rev_prefix_before_rest_ [] args
 
 
 (** environment variable use to pass arguments from parent to child processes *)
 let args_env_var = "INFER_ARGS"
 
+let extra_env_args = ref []
+
+let extend_env_args args =
+  extra_env_args := List.rev_append args !extra_env_args
+
 let parse ?(incomplete=false) ?(accept_unknown=false) ?config_file current_exe exe_usage =
   let full_speclist = ref []
   in
@@ -669,8 +674,14 @@ let parse ?(incomplete=false) ?(accept_unknown=false) ?config_file current_exe e
     | Arg.Help usage_msg -> Pervasives.print_string usage_msg; exit 0
   in
   parse_loop ();
-  if not incomplete then
-    Unix.putenv
-      ~key:args_env_var
-      ~data:(encode_argv_to_env (prefix_before_rest (IList.tl (Array.to_list !args_to_parse)))) ;
+  if not incomplete then (
+    (* reread args_to_parse instead of using all_args since mk_path_helper may have modified them *)
+    let prog_args =
+      List.rev_append
+        (rev_prefix_before_rest (Array.to_list !args_to_parse))
+        (List.rev !extra_env_args) in
+    (* do not include program path in args passed via env var *)
+    let args = Option.value (List.tl prog_args) ~default:[] in
+    Unix.putenv ~key:args_env_var ~data:(encode_argv_to_env args)
+  );
   curr_usage
diff --git a/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.mli b/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.mli
index 462655e9d..130fc0588 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.mli
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ val args_env_var : string
 (** separator of argv elements when encoded into environment variables *)
 val env_var_sep : char
 
+(** [extend_env_args args] appends [args] to those passed via [args_env_var] *)
+val extend_env_args : string list -> unit
+
 (** [parse env_var exe_usage exe] parses command line arguments as specified by preceding calls to
     the [mk_*] functions, and returns a function that prints the usage message and help text then
     exits. [exe] is used to construct the help message appropriate for that executable. The decoded
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index 1fa4916fe..90e22e078 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ let buck_generated_folder = "buck-out/gen"
 
 let buck_infer_deps_file_name = "infer-deps.txt"
 
+let buck_results_dir_name = "infer"
+
 let captured_dir_name = "captured"
 
 let checks_disabled_by_default = [
@@ -1229,14 +1231,29 @@ and xml_specs =
   CLOpt.mk_bool ~deprecated:["xml"] ~long:"xml-specs"
     "Export specs into XML files file1.xml ... filen.xml"
 
+let javac_classes_out = ref None
+
 (* The "rest" args must appear after "--" on the command line, and hence after other args, so they
    are allowed to refer to the other arg variables. *)
 let rest =
+  let classes_out_spec =
+    Arg.String (fun classes_out ->
+        javac_classes_out := Some classes_out ;
+        if !buck then (
+          let classes_out_infer = resolve classes_out ^/ buck_results_dir_name in
+          (* extend env var args to pass args to children that do not receive the rest args *)
+          CLOpt.extend_env_args ["--results-dir"; classes_out_infer] ;
+          results_dir := classes_out_infer
+        )
+      ) in
   CLOpt.mk_subcommand
     ~exes:CLOpt.[Toplevel]
     "Stop argument processing, use remaining arguments as a build command"
     (fun build_exe ->
        match Filename.basename build_exe with
+       | "java" | "javac" -> [
+           ("-classes_out", classes_out_spec, ""); ("-d", classes_out_spec, "")
+         ]
        | _ -> []
     )