diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 645778b..68978b2 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -11861,3 +11861,42 @@
 		dexpreopt.FixtureSetApexSystemServerJars("myapex:foo"),
 	)
 }
+
+// partitions should not package the artifacts that are included inside the apex.
+func TestFilesystemWithApexDeps(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	result := testApex(t, `
+		android_filesystem {
+			name: "myfilesystem",
+			deps: ["myapex"],
+		}
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			binaries: ["binfoo"],
+			native_shared_libs: ["libfoo"],
+			apps: ["appfoo"],
+			updatable: false,
+		}
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+		}
+		cc_binary {
+			name: "binfoo",
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+		}
+		cc_library {
+			name: "libfoo",
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+		}
+		android_app {
+			name: "appfoo",
+			sdk_version: "current",
+			apex_available: ["myapex"],
+		}
+	`, filesystem.PrepareForTestWithFilesystemBuildComponents)
+
+	partition := result.ModuleForTests("myfilesystem", "android_common")
+	fileList := android.ContentFromFileRuleForTests(t, result, partition.Output("fileList"))
+	android.AssertDeepEquals(t, "filesystem with apex", "apex/myapex.apex\n", fileList)
+}
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 371d7d5..8bfb210 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -621,7 +621,8 @@
 				}
 			} else {
 				if installSymbolFiles {
-					installedPath = ctx.InstallFile(apexDir.Join(ctx, fi.installDir), fi.stem(), fi.builtFile)
+					// store installedPath. symlinks might be created if required.
+					installedPath = apexDir.Join(ctx, fi.installDir, fi.stem())
 				}
 			}