diff --git a/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl b/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
index 6efd69d471ff70..a3078081e1eb21 100644
--- a/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
+++ b/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ JDK9_JVM_OPTS = [
 
 DEFAULT_JAVACOPTS = [
     "-XDskipDuplicateBridges=true",
+    "-XDcompilePolicy=simple",
     "-g",
     "-parameters",
 ]
diff --git a/tools/jdk/java_toolchain_default.bzl b/tools/jdk/java_toolchain_default.bzl
index 72a722e4bd5718..88e0d574b98480 100644
--- a/tools/jdk/java_toolchain_default.bzl
+++ b/tools/jdk/java_toolchain_default.bzl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 _DEFAULT_JAVACOPTS = [
     "-XDskipDuplicateBridges=true",
+    "-XDcompilePolicy=simple",
     "-g",
     "-parameters",
 ]