diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
index 7b12237fd..bb20a42fa 100644
--- a/Makefile.config
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ ETC_DIR = $(INFER_DIR)/etc
 LIB_DIR = $(INFER_DIR)/lib
 MODELS_DIR = $(INFER_DIR)/models
 JAVA_BUILTINS_DIR = $(MODELS_DIR)/java/builtins
+JAVA_MODELS_DIR = $(MODELS_DIR)/java/src
 SRC_DIR = $(INFER_DIR)/src
 
 BUILD_DIR = $(INFER_DIR)/_build
@@ -63,12 +64,17 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_JAVA_ANALYZERS),yes)
 JAVA_HOME=$(USER_JAVA_HOME)
 endif
 
+JAVA_BUILTINS_SOURCES = $(shell find $(JAVA_BUILTINS_DIR) -name "*.java")
+JAVA_MODELS_SOURCES = $(shell find $(JAVA_MODELS_DIR) -name "*.java")
+
 JAVA_DEPS = $(addprefix $(PYTHON_LIB_DIR)/, \
               analyze.py bucklib.py config.py issues.py jwlib.py source.py utils.py) \
             $(addprefix $(CAPTURE_LIB_DIR)/, util.py) \
             $(INFER_BIN) \
             $(INFERANALYZE_BIN) \
-            $(INFERPRINT_BIN)
+            $(INFERPRINT_BIN) \
+            $(JAVA_BUILTINS_SOURCES) \
+            $(JAVA_MODELS_SOURCES)
 
 CLANG_DEPS = $(addprefix $(PYTHON_LIB_DIR)/, \
                analyze.py config.py issues.py source.py utils.py) \
diff --git a/infer/models/java/Makefile b/infer/models/java/Makefile
index aaa9883d5..82c4b7f68 100644
--- a/infer/models/java/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/java/Makefile
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ INFER_RESULTS_DIR = $(MODELS_OUT)/infer
 INFER_REPORT = $(INFER_RESULTS_DIR)/report.json
 MODELS_JAR = models.jar
 
-JAVA_BUILTINS_SOURCES = $(shell find builtins -name "*.java")
-JAVA_MODELS_SOURCES = $(shell find src -name "*.java")
-
 JAVA_SOURCES = $(JAVA_BUILTINS_SOURCES) $(JAVA_MODELS_SOURCES)
 
 MODELS_CLASSPATH = $(ANDROID_JAR):$(GUAVA_JAR):$(JACKSON_JAR):$(JSR_305_JAR):$(INFER_ANNOTATIONS_JAR)
@@ -33,6 +30,9 @@ clean:
 	@rm -f $(MODELS_JAR)
 	@rm -f $(JAVA_MODELS_JAR)
 
+compile:
+	javac -bootclasspath $(ANDROID_JAR) -d $(MODELS_OUT) -classpath $(MODELS_CLASSPATH) $(JAVA_SOURCES)
+
 $(INFER_REPORT): $(ANDROID_JAR) $(GUAVA_JAR) $(JACKSON_JAR) $(JSR_305_JAR) $(INFER_ANNOTATIONS_JAR) $(JAVA_DEPS) $(JAVA_SOURCES)
 	@rm -fr $(MODELS_OUT)
 	mkdir -p $(MODELS_OUT)