diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 4ecb104..61ba15a 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2015,6 +2015,8 @@
 					}
 				} else if _, ok := depTag.(android.CopyDirectlyInAnyApexTag); ok {
 					// nothing
+				} else if depTag == android.DarwinUniversalVariantTag {
+					// nothing
 				} else if am.CanHaveApexVariants() && am.IsInstallableToApex() {
 					ctx.ModuleErrorf("unexpected tag %s for indirect dependency %q", android.PrettyPrintTag(depTag), depName)
 				}