diff --git a/core/android_manifest.mk b/core/android_manifest.mk
index 1dca7ab..a3861aa 100644
--- a/core/android_manifest.mk
+++ b/core/android_manifest.mk
@@ -12,13 +12,9 @@
 endif
 
 my_full_libs_manifest_files := $(LOCAL_FULL_LIBS_MANIFEST_FILES)
-my_full_libs_manifest_deps := $(LOCAL_FULL_LIBS_MANIFEST_FILES)
 
-# Set up dependency on aar libraries
 LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_AAR_LIBRARIES := $(strip $(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_AAR_LIBRARIES))
 ifdef LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_AAR_LIBRARIES
-my_full_libs_manifest_deps += $(foreach lib, $(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_AAR_LIBRARIES),\
-  $(call intermediates-dir-for,JAVA_LIBRARIES,$(lib),,COMMON)/aar/classes.jar)
 my_full_libs_manifest_files += $(foreach lib, $(LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_AAR_LIBRARIES),\
   $(call intermediates-dir-for,JAVA_LIBRARIES,$(lib),,COMMON)/aar/AndroidManifest.xml)
 
@@ -30,12 +26,13 @@
 endif  # LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_AAR_LIBRARIES
 
 # Set up rules to merge library manifest files
-ifdef my_full_libs_manifest_files
+ifneq (,$(strip $(my_full_libs_manifest_files)))
+
 main_android_manifest := $(full_android_manifest)
 full_android_manifest := $(intermediates.COMMON)/AndroidManifest.xml
 $(full_android_manifest): PRIVATE_LIBS_MANIFESTS := $(my_full_libs_manifest_files)
 $(full_android_manifest): $(ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER_CLASSPATH)
-$(full_android_manifest) : $(main_android_manifest) $(my_full_libs_manifest_deps)
+$(full_android_manifest) : $(main_android_manifest) $(my_full_libs_manifest_files)
 	@echo "Merge android manifest files: $@ <-- $< $(PRIVATE_LIBS_MANIFESTS)"
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) $(ANDROID_MANIFEST_MERGER) --main $< \
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index c3cc205..3f4eb96 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -587,15 +587,19 @@
 
 my_src_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/aar/classes.jar
 my_src_proguard_options := $(intermediates.COMMON)/aar/proguard.txt
+my_src_android_manifest := $(intermediates.COMMON)/aar/AndroidManifest.xml
 
 $(my_src_jar) : .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(my_src_proguard_options)
+$(my_src_jar) : .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS += $(my_src_android_manifest)
 $(my_src_jar) : $(my_src_aar)
 	$(hide) rm -rf $(dir $@) && mkdir -p $(dir $@) $(dir $@)/res
 	$(hide) unzip -qo -d $(dir $@) $<
 	# Make sure the extracted classes.jar has a new timestamp.
 	$(hide) touch $@
-	# Make sure the proguard file exists and has a new timestamp.
+	# Make sure the proguard and AndroidManifest.xml files exist
+	# and have a new timestamp.
 	$(hide) touch $(dir $@)/proguard.txt
+	$(hide) touch $(dir $@)/AndroidManifest.xml
 else
 
 # run Jetifier if needed
@@ -653,7 +657,7 @@
 # We needed only very few PRIVATE variables and aapt2.mk input variables. Reset the unnecessary ones.
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_AAPT2_CFLAGS :=
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_AAPT_FLAGS := --static-lib --no-static-lib-packages --auto-add-overlay
-$(my_res_package): PRIVATE_ANDROID_MANIFEST := $(intermediates.COMMON)/aar/AndroidManifest.xml
+$(my_res_package): PRIVATE_ANDROID_MANIFEST := $(my_src_android_manifest)
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_AAPT_INCLUDES := $(framework_res_package_export)
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR :=
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_PROGUARD_OPTIONS_FILE :=
@@ -663,6 +667,7 @@
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_PRODUCT_AAPT_PREF_CONFIG :=
 $(my_res_package): PRIVATE_TARGET_AAPT_CHARACTERISTICS :=
 $(my_res_package) : $(framework_res_package_export)
+$(my_res_package) : $(my_src_android_manifest)
 
 full_android_manifest :=
 my_res_resources :=