diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 0e103f2..c8daf83 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -379,8 +379,11 @@
 				sharedLibs = append(sharedLibs, exportPackage)
 			}
 
-			if _, ok := module.(SdkLibraryDependency); ok {
-				sdkLibraries = append(sdkLibraries, ctx.OtherModuleName(module))
+			// If the module is (or possibly could be) a component of a java_sdk_library
+			// (including the java_sdk_library) itself then append any implicit sdk library
+			// names to the list of sdk libraries to be added to the manifest.
+			if component, ok := module.(SdkLibraryComponentDependency); ok {
+				sdkLibraries = append(sdkLibraries, component.OptionalImplicitSdkLibrary()...)
 			}
 
 		case frameworkResTag: