diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 366005c..d0bde6f 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -621,13 +621,21 @@
 	return a.installApkName
 }
 
-func (a *AndroidApp) createPrivappAllowlist(ctx android.ModuleContext) *android.OutputPath {
+func (a *AndroidApp) createPrivappAllowlist(ctx android.ModuleContext) android.Path {
 	if a.appProperties.Privapp_allowlist == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+
+	isOverrideApp := a.GetOverriddenBy() != ""
+	if !isOverrideApp {
+		// if this is not an override, we don't need to rewrite the existing privapp allowlist
+		return android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, *a.appProperties.Privapp_allowlist)
+	}
+
 	if a.overridableAppProperties.Package_name == nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("privapp_allowlist", "package_name must be set to use privapp_allowlist")
 	}
+
 	packageName := *a.overridableAppProperties.Package_name
 	fileName := "privapp_allowlist_" + packageName + ".xml"
 	outPath := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, fileName).OutputPath
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index c485478..4b78c48 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -3563,9 +3563,8 @@
 		android_app {
 			name: "foo",
 			srcs: ["a.java"],
-			privapp_allowlist: "perms.xml",
+			privapp_allowlist: "privapp_allowlist_com.android.foo.xml",
 			privileged: true,
-			package_name: "com.android.foo",
 			sdk_version: "current",
 		}
 		override_android_app {
@@ -3578,17 +3577,12 @@
 	app := result.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
 	overrideApp := result.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common_bar")
 
-	// verify that privapp allowlist is created
-	app.Output("out/soong/.intermediates/foo/android_common/privapp_allowlist_com.android.foo.xml")
+	// verify that privapp allowlist is created for override apps
 	overrideApp.Output("out/soong/.intermediates/foo/android_common_bar/privapp_allowlist_com.google.android.foo.xml")
-	expectedAllowlist := "perms.xml"
-	actualAllowlist := app.Rule("modifyAllowlist").Input.String()
-	if expectedAllowlist != actualAllowlist {
-		t.Errorf("expected allowlist to be %q; got %q", expectedAllowlist, actualAllowlist)
-	}
-	overrideActualAllowlist := overrideApp.Rule("modifyAllowlist").Input.String()
-	if expectedAllowlist != overrideActualAllowlist {
-		t.Errorf("expected override allowlist to be %q; got %q", expectedAllowlist, overrideActualAllowlist)
+	expectedAllowlistInput := "privapp_allowlist_com.android.foo.xml"
+	overrideActualAllowlistInput := overrideApp.Rule("modifyAllowlist").Input.String()
+	if expectedAllowlistInput != overrideActualAllowlistInput {
+		t.Errorf("expected override allowlist to be %q; got %q", expectedAllowlistInput, overrideActualAllowlistInput)
 	}
 
 	// verify that permissions are copied to device