diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index baee70a..02efcc9 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 	getVndkExtendsModuleName() string
 	isPgoCompile() bool
 	useClangLld(actx ModuleContext) bool
-	isApex() bool
+	apexName() string
 	hasStubsVariants() bool
 	isStubs() bool
 }
@@ -720,9 +720,8 @@
 	return ctx.mod.getVndkExtendsModuleName()
 }
 
-// Tests if this module is built for APEX
-func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) isApex() bool {
-	return ctx.mod.ApexName() != ""
+func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) apexName() string {
+	return ctx.mod.ApexName()
 }
 
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) hasStubsVariants() bool {