diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 4942be7..295644c 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@
 SOONG_JAVAC_WRAPPER := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/soong_javac_wrapper
 SOONG_ZIP := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/soong_zip
 MERGE_ZIPS := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/merge_zips
+XMLLINT := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/xmllint
 ZIP2ZIP := $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/zip2zip
 ZIPTIME := $(prebuilt_build_tools_bin)/ziptime
 
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 2f3f356..f6f5840 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2686,9 +2686,9 @@
 # $(1): source file
 # $(2): destination file, must end with .xml.
 define copy-xml-file-checked
-$(2): $(1)
+$(2): $(1) $(XMLLINT)
 	@echo "Copy xml: $$@"
-	$(hide) xmllint $$< >/dev/null  # Don't print the xml file to stdout.
+	$(hide) $(XMLLINT) $$< >/dev/null  # Don't print the xml file to stdout.
 	$$(copy-file-to-target)
 endef