diff --git a/android/apex.go b/android/apex.go
index 1b0412b..8482dc2 100644
--- a/android/apex.go
+++ b/android/apex.go
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@
 		}
 		variations = append(variations, m.apexVariations...)
 
+		defaultVariation := ""
+		mctx.SetDefaultDependencyVariation(&defaultVariation)
 		modules := mctx.CreateVariations(variations...)
 		for i, m := range modules {
 			if availableForPlatform && i == 0 {