diff --git a/android/androidmk.go b/android/androidmk.go
index ddd51ff..cfd7c91 100644
--- a/android/androidmk.go
+++ b/android/androidmk.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 type AndroidMkEntries struct {
 	Class           string
 	SubName         string
+	OverrideName    string
 	DistFiles       TaggedDistFiles
 	OutputFile      OptionalPath
 	Disabled        bool
@@ -273,6 +274,9 @@
 	a.EntryMap = make(map[string][]string)
 	amod := mod.(Module).base()
 	name := amod.BaseModuleName()
+	if a.OverrideName != "" {
+		name = a.OverrideName
+	}
 
 	if a.Include == "" {
 		a.Include = "$(BUILD_PREBUILT)"