diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index f6a3d3a..7495bda 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 	extraAaptPackagesFile android.Path
 	isLibrary             bool
 	uncompressedJNI       bool
+	useEmbeddedDex        bool
 
 	aaptProperties aaptProperties
 }
@@ -182,7 +183,8 @@
 	manifestFile := proptools.StringDefault(a.aaptProperties.Manifest, "AndroidManifest.xml")
 	manifestSrcPath := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, manifestFile)
 
-	manifestPath := manifestMerger(ctx, manifestSrcPath, sdkContext, staticLibManifests, a.isLibrary, a.uncompressedJNI)
+	manifestPath := manifestMerger(ctx, manifestSrcPath, sdkContext, staticLibManifests, a.isLibrary,
+		a.uncompressedJNI, a.useEmbeddedDex)
 
 	linkFlags, linkDeps, resDirs, overlayDirs, rroDirs := a.aapt2Flags(ctx, sdkContext, manifestPath)