diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/main.go b/cmd/soong_build/main.go
index 7742492..4727566 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_build/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	"android/soong/android/allowlists"
 	"android/soong/bp2build"
 	"android/soong/shared"
+
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/bootstrap"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/deptools"
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@
 	ctx.Context.PrintJSONGraphAndActions(graphFile, actionsFile)
 }
 
-func writeBuildGlobsNinjaFile(ctx *android.Context) []string {
+func writeBuildGlobsNinjaFile(ctx *android.Context) {
 	ctx.EventHandler.Begin("globs_ninja_file")
 	defer ctx.EventHandler.End("globs_ninja_file")
 
@@ -208,7 +209,6 @@
 		SrcDir:     ctx.SrcDir(),
 	}, ctx.Config())
 	maybeQuit(err, "")
-	return bootstrap.GlobFileListFiles(globDir)
 }
 
 func writeDepFile(outputFile string, eventHandler *metrics.EventHandler, ninjaDeps []string) {
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@
 	maybeQuit(err, "")
 	ninjaDeps = append(ninjaDeps, extraNinjaDeps...)
 
-	globListFiles := writeBuildGlobsNinjaFile(ctx)
-	ninjaDeps = append(ninjaDeps, globListFiles...)
+	writeBuildGlobsNinjaFile(ctx)
 
 	// Convert the Soong module graph into Bazel BUILD files.
 	switch ctx.Config().BuildMode {
diff --git a/ui/build/soong.go b/ui/build/soong.go
index 0bf8862..90c3bfc 100644
--- a/ui/build/soong.go
+++ b/ui/build/soong.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/bootstrap"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/microfactory"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
 
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
@@ -181,7 +182,15 @@
 	return globPathName
 }
 
-func (pb PrimaryBuilderFactory) primaryBuilderInvocation() bootstrap.PrimaryBuilderInvocation {
+func getGlobPathNameFromPrimaryBuilderFactory(config Config, pb PrimaryBuilderFactory) string {
+	if pb.name == soongBuildTag {
+		// Glob path for soong build would be separated per product target
+		return getGlobPathName(config)
+	}
+	return pb.name
+}
+
+func (pb PrimaryBuilderFactory) primaryBuilderInvocation(config Config) bootstrap.PrimaryBuilderInvocation {
 	commonArgs := make([]string, 0, 0)
 
 	if !pb.config.skipSoongTests {
@@ -215,11 +224,7 @@
 
 	var allArgs []string
 	allArgs = append(allArgs, pb.specificArgs...)
-	globPathName := pb.name
-	// Glob path for soong build would be separated per product target
-	if pb.name == soongBuildTag {
-		globPathName = getGlobPathName(pb.config)
-	}
+	globPathName := getGlobPathNameFromPrimaryBuilderFactory(config, pb)
 	allArgs = append(allArgs,
 		"--globListDir", globPathName,
 		"--globFile", pb.config.NamedGlobFile(globPathName))
@@ -234,8 +239,11 @@
 	}
 	allArgs = append(allArgs, "Android.bp")
 
+	globfiles := bootstrap.GlobFileListFiles(bootstrap.GlobDirectory(config.SoongOutDir(), globPathName))
+
 	return bootstrap.PrimaryBuilderInvocation{
 		Inputs:      []string{"Android.bp"},
+		Implicits:   globfiles,
 		Outputs:     []string{pb.output},
 		Args:        allArgs,
 		Description: pb.description,
@@ -376,17 +384,10 @@
 		if debuggedInvocations[pbf.name] {
 			pbf.debugPort = delvePort
 		}
-		pbi := pbf.primaryBuilderInvocation()
+		pbi := pbf.primaryBuilderInvocation(config)
 		invocations = append(invocations, pbi)
 	}
 
-	// The glob .ninja files are subninja'd. However, they are generated during
-	// the build itself so we write an empty file if the file does not exist yet
-	// so that the subninja doesn't fail on clean builds
-	for _, globFile := range bootstrapGlobFileList(config) {
-		writeEmptyFile(ctx, globFile)
-	}
-
 	blueprintArgs := bootstrap.Args{
 		ModuleListFile: filepath.Join(config.FileListDir(), "Android.bp.list"),
 		OutFile:        shared.JoinPath(config.SoongOutDir(), "bootstrap.ninja"),
@@ -408,6 +409,28 @@
 		primaryBuilderInvocations: invocations,
 	}
 
+	// The glob ninja files are generated during the main build phase. However, the
+	// primary buildifer invocation depends on all of its glob files, even before
+	// it's been run. Generate a "empty" glob ninja file on the first run,
+	// so that the files can be there to satisfy the dependency.
+	for _, pb := range pbfs {
+		globPathName := getGlobPathNameFromPrimaryBuilderFactory(config, pb)
+		globNinjaFile := config.NamedGlobFile(globPathName)
+		if _, err := os.Stat(globNinjaFile); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			err := bootstrap.WriteBuildGlobsNinjaFile(&bootstrap.GlobSingleton{
+				GlobLister: func() pathtools.MultipleGlobResults { return nil },
+				GlobFile:   globNinjaFile,
+				GlobDir:    bootstrap.GlobDirectory(config.SoongOutDir(), globPathName),
+				SrcDir:     ".",
+			}, blueprintConfig)
+			if err != nil {
+				ctx.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		} else if err != nil {
+			ctx.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// since `bootstrap.ninja` is regenerated unconditionally, we ignore the deps, i.e. little
 	// reason to write a `bootstrap.ninja.d` file
 	_, err := bootstrap.RunBlueprint(blueprintArgs, bootstrap.DoEverything, blueprintCtx, blueprintConfig)