diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index e0ee1ea..48957c2 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -1024,12 +1024,12 @@
 					}
 					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, af)
 
-					pf := sdkLib.PermissionFile()
-					if pf == nil {
+					pf, _ := sdkLib.OutputFiles(".xml")
+					if len(pf) != 1 {
 						ctx.PropertyErrorf("java_libs", "%q failed to generate permission XML", depName)
 						return false
 					}
-					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, newApexFile(ctx, pf, pf.Base(), "etc/permissions", etc, nil))
+					filesInfo = append(filesInfo, newApexFile(ctx, pf[0], pf[0].Base(), "etc/permissions", etc, nil))
 					return true // track transitive dependencies
 				} else {
 					ctx.PropertyErrorf("java_libs", "%q of type %q is not supported", depName, ctx.OtherModuleType(child))