diff --git a/android/path_properties.go b/android/path_properties.go
index 853e5a9..2c8d27c 100644
--- a/android/path_properties.go
+++ b/android/path_properties.go
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@
 				*values = append(*values, v.Index(i).Field(index[0]))
 			}
 		} else {
+			// Dereference it if it's a pointer.
+			if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+				if v.IsNil() {
+					return
+				}
+				v = v.Elem()
+			}
 			*values = append(*values, v.Field(index[0]))
 		}
 		return
diff --git a/android/path_properties_test.go b/android/path_properties_test.go
index 2aab748..85c96ee 100644
--- a/android/path_properties_test.go
+++ b/android/path_properties_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 		Bar []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 		Baz *string  `android:"path"`
 		Qux string
+		V   *struct {
+			W string `android:"path"`
+		}
 	}
 
 	// A second property struct with a duplicate property name
@@ -94,8 +97,11 @@
 						],
 					},
 				],
+				v: {
+					w: ":w",
+				},
 			}`,
-			deps: []string{"a", "b", "c", "x", "y", "z"},
+			deps: []string{"a", "b", "c", "w", "x", "y", "z"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "arch variant",
@@ -136,6 +142,10 @@
 				}
 
 				filegroup {
+					name: "w",
+				}
+
+				filegroup {
 					name: "x",
 				}