diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 90e5277..94f0a68 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -2124,6 +2124,9 @@
 }
 
 func (mod *Module) IncomingDepIsInSameApex(depTag blueprint.DependencyTag) bool {
+	if mod.Host() {
+		return false
+	}
 	// TODO(b/362509506): remove once all apex_exclude uses are switched to stubs.
 	if mod.ApexExclude() {
 		return false