diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleContext.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleContext.java
index 2274a3d..eaa634d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleContext.java
@@ -1086,8 +1086,8 @@
       if (!attributes().has(attributeName)) {
         continue;
       }
-      Iterables.addAll(makeVariableProviders,
-          getPrerequisites(attributeName, Mode.TARGET, MakeVariableProvider.SKYLARK_CONSTRUCTOR));
+      Iterables.addAll(makeVariableProviders, getPrerequisites(
+          attributeName, Mode.DONT_CHECK, MakeVariableProvider.SKYLARK_CONSTRUCTOR));
     }
 
     LinkedHashMap<String, String> makeVariables = new LinkedHashMap<>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/genrule/GenRuleBase.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/genrule/GenRuleBase.java
index 7ea6743..e2b14a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/genrule/GenRuleBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/genrule/GenRuleBase.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.Type;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.LazyString;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs.PathFragment;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -354,9 +355,11 @@
           return dir.getRelative(relPath).getPathString();
         }
       } else if (JDK_MAKE_VARIABLE.matcher("$(" + variableName + ")").find()) {
+        List<String> attributes = new ArrayList<>();
+        attributes.addAll(ConfigurationMakeVariableContext.DEFAULT_MAKE_VARIABLE_ATTRIBUTES);
+        attributes.add(":host_jdk");
         return new ConfigurationMakeVariableContext(
-                ruleContext.getMakeVariables(
-                    ConfigurationMakeVariableContext.DEFAULT_MAKE_VARIABLE_ATTRIBUTES),
+                ruleContext.getMakeVariables(attributes),
                 ruleContext.getTarget().getPackage(),
                 ruleContext.getHostConfiguration())
             .lookupMakeVariable(variableName);