diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 9cab0bd..8d2a74a 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@
 	a.aapt.buildActions(ctx, sdkContext(a))
 	a.exportedSdkLibs = a.aapt.sdkLibraries
 
+	a.hideApexVariantFromMake = !ctx.Provider(android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo).IsForPlatform()
+
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.proguardOptionsFile)
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.exportPackage)
 	ctx.CheckbuildFile(a.aaptSrcJar)
@@ -569,6 +571,8 @@
 	manifest              android.WritablePath
 
 	exportedStaticPackages android.Paths
+
+	hideApexVariantFromMake bool
 }
 
 func (a *AARImport) sdkVersion() sdkSpec {
@@ -662,6 +666,8 @@
 		return
 	}
 
+	a.hideApexVariantFromMake = !ctx.Provider(android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo).IsForPlatform()
+
 	aarName := ctx.ModuleName() + ".aar"
 	var aar android.Path
 	aar = android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, a.properties.Aars[0])