diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 8430511..e757d50 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 // Enables flagged apis annotated with READ_WRITE aconfig flags to be included in the stubs
 // and hiddenapi flags so that they are accessible at runtime
 func (c Config) ReleaseExportRuntimeApis() bool {
-	return c.config.productVariables.GetBuildFlagBool("RELEASE_EXPORT_RUNTIME_APIS")
+	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.ExportRuntimeApis)
 }
 
 // Enables ABI monitoring of NDK libraries
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 3236506..be3c80d 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@
 	BuildIgnoreApexContributionContents []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	HiddenapiExportableStubs *bool `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	ExportRuntimeApis *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PartitionQualifiedVariablesType struct {