diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index 3ad27ac..bed6f3f 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 		p := pathForModuleSrc(ctx, s)
 		if exists, _, err := ctx.Config().fs.Exists(p.String()); err != nil {
 			reportPathErrorf(ctx, "%s: %s", p, err.Error())
-		} else if !exists {
+		} else if !exists && !ctx.Config().testAllowNonExistentPaths {
 			reportPathErrorf(ctx, "module source path %q does not exist", p)
 		}
 
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@
 		}
 	} else if exists, _, err := ctx.Config().fs.Exists(path.String()); err != nil {
 		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "%s: %s", path, err.Error())
-	} else if !exists {
+	} else if !exists && !ctx.Config().testAllowNonExistentPaths {
 		reportPathErrorf(ctx, "source path %q does not exist", path)
 	}
 	return path