diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 0cfc585..de67da6 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 	rroDirs               android.Paths
 	rTxt                  android.Path
 	extraAaptPackagesFile android.Path
+	isLibrary             bool
 
 	aaptProperties aaptProperties
 }
@@ -167,13 +168,16 @@
 	manifestFile := proptools.StringDefault(a.aaptProperties.Manifest, "AndroidManifest.xml")
 	manifestSrcPath := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, manifestFile)
 
-	manifestPath := manifestMerger(ctx, manifestSrcPath, sdkContext, staticLibManifests)
+	manifestPath := manifestMerger(ctx, manifestSrcPath, sdkContext, staticLibManifests, a.isLibrary)
 
 	linkFlags, linkDeps, resDirs, overlayDirs, rroDirs := a.aapt2Flags(ctx, sdkContext, manifestPath)
 
 	linkFlags = append(linkFlags, libFlags...)
 	linkDeps = append(linkDeps, libDeps...)
 	linkFlags = append(linkFlags, extraLinkFlags...)
+	if a.isLibrary {
+		linkFlags = append(linkFlags, "--static-lib")
+	}
 
 	packageRes := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "package-res.apk")
 	srcJar := android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, "R.jar")
@@ -286,7 +290,8 @@
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidLibrary) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
-	a.aapt.buildActions(ctx, sdkContext(a), "--static-lib")
+	a.isLibrary = true
+	a.aapt.buildActions(ctx, sdkContext(a))
 
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.proguardOptionsFile)
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.exportPackage)
diff --git a/java/android_manifest.go b/java/android_manifest.go
index 8fcdcba..77b6214 100644
--- a/java/android_manifest.go
+++ b/java/android_manifest.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"android/soong/java/config"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@
 
 var manifestFixerRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("manifestFixer",
 	blueprint.RuleParams{
-		Command:     `${config.ManifestFixerCmd} --minSdkVersion ${minSdkVersion} $usesLibraries $in $out`,
+		Command:     `${config.ManifestFixerCmd} --minSdkVersion ${minSdkVersion} $args $in $out`,
 		CommandDeps: []string{"${config.ManifestFixerCmd}"},
 	},
-	"minSdkVersion", "usesLibraries")
+	"minSdkVersion", "args")
 
 var manifestMergerRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("manifestMerger",
 	blueprint.RuleParams{
@@ -38,7 +39,12 @@
 	"libs")
 
 func manifestMerger(ctx android.ModuleContext, manifest android.Path, sdkContext sdkContext,
-	staticLibManifests android.Paths) android.Path {
+	staticLibManifests android.Paths, isLibrary bool) android.Path {
+
+	var args []string
+	if isLibrary {
+		args = append(args, "--library")
+	}
 
 	// Inject minSdkVersion into the manifest
 	fixedManifest := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "manifest_fixer", "AndroidManifest.xml")
@@ -48,6 +54,7 @@
 		Output: fixedManifest,
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"minSdkVersion": sdkVersionOrDefault(ctx, sdkContext.minSdkVersion()),
+			"args":          strings.Join(args, " "),
 		},
 	})
 	manifest = fixedManifest