diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index ed3c652..a4f899b 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -607,6 +607,8 @@
 
 	a.hideApexVariantFromMake = !ctx.Provider(android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo).IsForPlatform()
 
+	a.stem = proptools.StringDefault(a.overridableDeviceProperties.Stem, ctx.ModuleName())
+
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.proguardOptionsFile)
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.exportPackage)
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.aaptSrcJar)