diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index de514e0..ea52496 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkDocsSuffix, "android_common")
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkDocsSuffix+sdkSystemApiSuffix, "android_common")
 	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkImplLibrarySuffix, "android_common")
-	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkXmlFileSuffix, "")
+	ctx.ModuleForTests("foo"+sdkXmlFileSuffix, "android_common")
 
 	bazJavac := ctx.ModuleForTests("baz", "android_common").Rule("javac")
 	// tests if baz is actually linked to the stubs lib
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 13a9275..2396467 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -407,14 +407,14 @@
 	// <partition>/etc/permissions
 	etcProps := struct {
 		Name             *string
-		Srcs             []string
+		Src              *string
 		Sub_dir          *string
 		Soc_specific     *bool
 		Device_specific  *bool
 		Product_specific *bool
 	}{}
 	etcProps.Name = proptools.StringPtr(module.xmlFileName())
-	etcProps.Srcs = []string{":" + module.xmlFileName() + "-gen"}
+	etcProps.Src = proptools.StringPtr(":" + module.xmlFileName() + "-gen")
 	etcProps.Sub_dir = proptools.StringPtr("permissions")
 	if module.SocSpecific() {
 		etcProps.Soc_specific = proptools.BoolPtr(true)