diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index c6c4fd8..2bdf49a 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -1002,11 +1002,19 @@
 	pv := ctx.Config().productVariables
 	fullManifest := pv.DeviceArch != nil && pv.DeviceName != nil
 	if fullManifest {
-		addRequiredDeps(ctx)
 		addVintfFragmentDeps(ctx)
 	}
 }
 
+// required property can be overridden too; handle it separately
+func (m *ModuleBase) baseOverridablePropertiesDepsMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	pv := ctx.Config().productVariables
+	fullManifest := pv.DeviceArch != nil && pv.DeviceName != nil
+	if fullManifest {
+		addRequiredDeps(ctx)
+	}
+}
+
 // addRequiredDeps adds required, target_required, and host_required as dependencies.
 func addRequiredDeps(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	addDep := func(target Target, depName string) {