diff --git a/java/device_host_converter_test.go b/java/device_host_converter_test.go
index 3413da0..6ccc5c1 100644
--- a/java/device_host_converter_test.go
+++ b/java/device_host_converter_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"android/soong/android"
-	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 		deviceImportCombined.Output,
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(combined.Inputs, expectedInputs) {
+	if !slices.Equal(combined.Inputs.Strings(), expectedInputs.Strings()) {
 		t.Errorf("expected host_module combined inputs:\n%q\ngot:\n%q",
 			expectedInputs, combined.Inputs)
 	}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 		deviceRes.Output,
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(resCombined.Inputs, expectedInputs) {
+	if !slices.Equal(resCombined.Inputs.Strings(), expectedInputs.Strings()) {
 		t.Errorf("expected host_module res combined inputs:\n%q\ngot:\n%q",
 			expectedInputs, resCombined.Inputs)
 	}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 		hostImportCombined.Output,
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(combined.Inputs, expectedInputs) {
+	if !slices.Equal(combined.Inputs.Strings(), expectedInputs.Strings()) {
 		t.Errorf("expected device_module combined inputs:\n%q\ngot:\n%q",
 			expectedInputs, combined.Inputs)
 	}
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 		hostRes.Output,
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(resCombined.Inputs, expectedInputs) {
+	if !slices.Equal(resCombined.Inputs.Strings(), expectedInputs.Strings()) {
 		t.Errorf("expected device_module res combined inputs:\n%q\ngot:\n%q",
 			expectedInputs, resCombined.Inputs)
 	}
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 72536cd..b5f7077 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -2555,7 +2555,7 @@
 	// header jar for this module.
 	reuseImplementationJarAsHeaderJar := slices.Equal(staticJars, staticHeaderJars)
 
-	var headerOutputFile android.WritablePath
+	var headerOutputFile android.ModuleOutPath
 	if reuseImplementationJarAsHeaderJar {
 		headerOutputFile = outputFile
 	} else {
@@ -2578,8 +2578,12 @@
 			headerOutputFile = outputFile
 		}
 	}
-	j.combinedHeaderFile = headerOutputFile
-	j.combinedImplementationFile = outputFile
+
+	// Save the output file with no relative path so that it doesn't end up in a subdirectory when used as a resource.
+	// Also strip the relative path from the header output file so that the reuseImplementationJarAsHeaderJar check
+	// in a module that depends on this module considers them equal.
+	j.combinedHeaderFile = headerOutputFile.WithoutRel()
+	j.combinedImplementationFile = outputFile.WithoutRel()
 
 	j.maybeInstall(ctx, jarName, outputFile)
 
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index 2676aa5..7969d97 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -2872,3 +2872,48 @@
 		t.Errorf("Module output does not contain expected jar %s", "foo-new.jar")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestJavaLibraryOutputFilesRel(t *testing.T) {
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+	).RunTestWithBp(t, `
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+		}
+
+		java_import {
+			name: "bar",
+			jars: ["bar.aar"],
+
+		}
+
+		java_import {
+			name: "baz",
+			jars: ["baz.aar"],
+			static_libs: ["bar"],
+		}
+	`)
+
+	foo := result.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
+	bar := result.ModuleForTests("bar", "android_common")
+	baz := result.ModuleForTests("baz", "android_common")
+
+	fooOutputPath := android.OutputFileForModule(android.PathContext(nil), foo.Module(), "")
+	barOutputPath := android.OutputFileForModule(android.PathContext(nil), bar.Module(), "")
+	bazOutputPath := android.OutputFileForModule(android.PathContext(nil), baz.Module(), "")
+
+	android.AssertPathRelativeToTopEquals(t, "foo output path",
+		"out/soong/.intermediates/foo/android_common/javac/foo.jar", fooOutputPath)
+	android.AssertPathRelativeToTopEquals(t, "bar output path",
+		"out/soong/.intermediates/bar/android_common/combined/bar.jar", barOutputPath)
+	android.AssertPathRelativeToTopEquals(t, "baz output path",
+		"out/soong/.intermediates/baz/android_common/combined/baz.jar", bazOutputPath)
+
+	android.AssertStringEquals(t, "foo relative output path",
+		"foo.jar", fooOutputPath.Rel())
+	android.AssertStringEquals(t, "bar relative output path",
+		"bar.jar", barOutputPath.Rel())
+	android.AssertStringEquals(t, "baz relative output path",
+		"baz.jar", bazOutputPath.Rel())
+}