diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index b77793b..f07d9e5 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	Package_splits []string
 
 	// list of native libraries that will be provided in or alongside the resulting jar
-	Jni_libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Jni_libs proptools.Configurable[[]string] `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// if true, use JNI libraries that link against platform APIs even if this module sets
 	// sdk_version.
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 		} else {
 			tag = jniInstallTag
 		}
-		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(variation, tag, a.appProperties.Jni_libs...)
+		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(variation, tag, a.appProperties.Jni_libs.GetOrDefault(ctx, nil)...)
 	}
 	for _, aconfig_declaration := range a.aaptProperties.Flags_packages {
 		ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), aconfigDeclarationTag, aconfig_declaration)
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 func (a *AndroidApp) checkEmbedJnis(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) {
 	apexInfo, _ := android.ModuleProvider(ctx, android.ApexInfoProvider)
 	apkInApex := !apexInfo.IsForPlatform()
-	hasJnis := len(a.appProperties.Jni_libs) > 0
+	hasJnis := len(a.appProperties.Jni_libs.GetOrDefault(ctx, nil)) > 0
 
 	if apkInApex && hasJnis && !Bool(a.appProperties.Use_embedded_native_libs) {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("APK in APEX should have use_embedded_native_libs: true")
diff --git a/java/ravenwood.go b/java/ravenwood.go
index 9239bbd..4c9fdc2 100644
--- a/java/ravenwood.go
+++ b/java/ravenwood.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 }
 
 type ravenwoodTestProperties struct {
-	Jni_libs []string
+	Jni_libs proptools.Configurable[[]string]
 
 	// Specify another android_app module here to copy it to the test directory, so that
 	// the ravenwood test can access it. This APK will be loaded as resources of the test
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Add jni libs
-	for _, lib := range r.ravenwoodTestProperties.Jni_libs {
+	for _, lib := range r.ravenwoodTestProperties.Jni_libs.GetOrDefault(ctx, nil) {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(ctx.Config().BuildOSTarget.Variations(), jniLibTag, lib)
 	}
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 type ravenwoodLibgroupProperties struct {
 	Libs []string
 
-	Jni_libs []string
+	Jni_libs proptools.Configurable[[]string]
 
 	// We use this to copy framework-res.apk to the ravenwood runtime directory.
 	Data []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 	for _, lib := range r.ravenwoodLibgroupProperties.Libs {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, ravenwoodLibContentTag, lib)
 	}
-	for _, lib := range r.ravenwoodLibgroupProperties.Jni_libs {
+	for _, lib := range r.ravenwoodLibgroupProperties.Jni_libs.GetOrDefault(ctx, nil) {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(ctx.Config().BuildOSTarget.Variations(), jniLibTag, lib)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/java/robolectric.go b/java/robolectric.go
index 374fc5f..30c7203 100644
--- a/java/robolectric.go
+++ b/java/robolectric.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	// Use strict mode to limit access of Robolectric API directly. See go/roboStrictMode
 	Strict_mode *bool
 
-	Jni_libs []string
+	Jni_libs proptools.Configurable[[]string]
 }
 
 type robolectricTest struct {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(ctx.Config().BuildOSCommonTarget.Variations(),
 		roboRuntimesTag, "robolectric-android-all-prebuilts")
 
-	for _, lib := range r.robolectricProperties.Jni_libs {
+	for _, lib := range r.robolectricProperties.Jni_libs.GetOrDefault(ctx, nil) {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(ctx.Config().BuildOSTarget.Variations(), jniLibTag, lib)
 	}
 }