diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
index e22917bc..cddc3631 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
@@ -459,8 +459,10 @@ public class Androlib {
                 LOGGER.info("Checking whether resources has changed...");
             }
             File apkDir = new File(appDir, APK_DIRNAME);
+            File resourceFile = new File(apkDir.getParent(), "resources.zip");
+
             if (apkOptions.forceBuildAll || isModified(newFiles(APP_RESOURCES_FILENAMES, appDir),
-                    newFiles(APK_RESOURCES_FILENAMES, apkDir)) || apkOptions.isAapt2()) {
+                    newFiles(APK_RESOURCES_FILENAMES, apkDir)) || (apkOptions.isAapt2() && !isFile(resourceFile))) {
                 LOGGER.info("Building resources...");
 
                 if (apkOptions.debugMode) {
@@ -469,6 +471,7 @@ public class Androlib {
 
                 File apkFile = File.createTempFile("APKTOOL", null);
                 apkFile.delete();
+                resourceFile.delete();
 
                 File ninePatch = new File(appDir, "9patch");
                 if (!ninePatch.exists()) {
@@ -744,6 +747,10 @@ public class Androlib {
         return ! stored.exists() || BrutIO.recursiveModifiedTime(working) > BrutIO .recursiveModifiedTime(stored);
     }
 
+    private boolean isFile(File working) {
+        return working.exists();
+    }
+
     private boolean isModified(File[] working, File[] stored) {
         for (int i = 0; i < stored.length; i++) {
             if (!stored[i].exists()) {
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
index bb8a3c3a..608d9cc8 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
@@ -322,8 +322,14 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
             throws AndrolibException {
 
         List<String> compileCommand = new ArrayList<>(cmd);
-        File tempResourcesZip = null;
+        File resourcesZip = null;
+
         if (resDir != null) {
+            File buildDir = new File(resDir.getParent(), "build");
+            resourcesZip = new File(buildDir, "resources.zip");
+        }
+
+        if (resDir != null && !resourcesZip.exists()) {
 
             // Compile the files into flat arsc files
             cmd.add("compile");
@@ -334,25 +340,21 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
             // Treats error that used to be valid in aapt1 as warnings in aapt2
             cmd.add("--legacy");
 
+            File buildDir = new File(resDir.getParent(), "build");
+            resourcesZip = new File(buildDir, "resources.zip");
+
+            cmd.add("-o");
+            cmd.add(resourcesZip.getAbsolutePath());
+
+            if (apkOptions.verbose) {
+                cmd.add("-v");
+            }
+
             try {
-                tempResourcesZip = File.createTempFile("BRUT", ".zip");
-                tempResourcesZip.deleteOnExit();
-
-                cmd.add("-o");
-                cmd.add(tempResourcesZip.getAbsolutePath());
-
-                if (apkOptions.verbose) {
-                    cmd.add("-v");
-                }
-
-                try {
-                    OS.exec(cmd.toArray(new String[0]));
-                    LOGGER.fine("aapt2 compile command ran: ");
-                    LOGGER.fine(cmd.toString());
-                } catch (BrutException ex) {
-                    throw new AndrolibException(ex);
-                }
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                OS.exec(cmd.toArray(new String[0]));
+                LOGGER.fine("aapt2 compile command ran: ");
+                LOGGER.fine(cmd.toString());
+            } catch (BrutException ex) {
                 throw new AndrolibException(ex);
             }
         }
@@ -455,8 +457,8 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
             cmd.add("-v");
         }
 
-        if (tempResourcesZip != null) {
-            cmd.add(tempResourcesZip.getAbsolutePath());
+        if (resourcesZip != null) {
+            cmd.add(resourcesZip.getAbsolutePath());
         }
 
         try {