diff --git a/src/tools/android/java/com/google/devtools/build/android/r8/DexFileMerger.java b/src/tools/android/java/com/google/devtools/build/android/r8/DexFileMerger.java
index ff11d15e27fb9c..2877c26d50380f 100644
--- a/src/tools/android/java/com/google/devtools/build/android/r8/DexFileMerger.java
+++ b/src/tools/android/java/com/google/devtools/build/android/r8/DexFileMerger.java
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public static void run(String[] args) throws CompilationFailedException, IOExcep
     }
   }
 
-  public static void main(String[] args) throws CompilationFailedException {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
     try {
       if (PRINT_ARGS) {
         printArgs(args);
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws CompilationFailedException {
       run(args);
     } catch (CompilationFailedException | IOException e) {
       System.err.println("Merge failed: " + e.getMessage());
-      throw new CompilationFailedException("Merge failed: " + e.getMessage());
+      throw new RuntimeException("Merge failed: " + e.getMessage(), e);
     }
   }