diff --git a/java/app_set.go b/java/app_set.go
index 0f55b77..d2d3b06 100644
--- a/java/app_set.go
+++ b/java/app_set.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 				"allow-prereleased": strconv.FormatBool(proptools.Bool(as.properties.Prerelease)),
 				"screen-densities":  screenDensities,
 				"sdk-version":       ctx.Config().PlatformSdkVersion().String(),
+				"skip-sdk-check":    strconv.FormatBool(ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("SOONG_SKIP_APPSET_SDK_CHECK")),
 				"stem":              as.BaseModuleName(),
 				"apkcerts":          as.apkcertsFile.String(),
 				"partition":         as.PartitionTag(ctx.DeviceConfig()),
diff --git a/java/app_set_test.go b/java/app_set_test.go
index 03eb667..10bc5de 100644
--- a/java/app_set_test.go
+++ b/java/app_set_test.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 				"allow-prereleased": "false",
 				"screen-densities":  "LDPI,XXHDPI",
 				"sdk-version":       "29",
+				"skip-sdk-check":    "false",
 				"stem":              "foo",
 			},
 		},
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@
 				"allow-prereleased": "false",
 				"screen-densities":  "all",
 				"sdk-version":       "30",
+				"skip-sdk-check":    "false",
 				"stem":              "foo",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 6f8eec9..4626267 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			Command: `rm -rf "$out" && ` +
 				`${config.ExtractApksCmd} -o "${out}" -zip "${zip}" -allow-prereleased=${allow-prereleased} ` +
-				`-sdk-version=${sdk-version} -abis=${abis} ` +
+				`-sdk-version=${sdk-version} -skip-sdk-check=${skip-sdk-check} -abis=${abis} ` +
 				`--screen-densities=${screen-densities} --stem=${stem} ` +
 				`-apkcerts=${apkcerts} -partition=${partition} ` +
 				`${in}`,
 			CommandDeps: []string{"${config.ExtractApksCmd}"},
 		},
-		"abis", "allow-prereleased", "screen-densities", "sdk-version", "stem", "apkcerts", "partition", "zip")
+		"abis", "allow-prereleased", "screen-densities", "sdk-version", "skip-sdk-check", "stem", "apkcerts", "partition", "zip")
 
 	turbine, turbineRE = pctx.RemoteStaticRules("turbine",
 		blueprint.RuleParams{