diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 31dfa0d..c2c1833 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2096,7 +2096,10 @@
 
 	// Get the dexBootJar from the bootclasspath_fragment as that is responsible for performing the
 	// hidden API encpding.
-	dexBootJar := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.DexBootJarPathForContentModule(javaModule)
+	dexBootJar, err := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.DexBootJarPathForContentModule(javaModule)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("%s", err)
+	}
 
 	// Create an apexFile as for a normal java module but with the dex boot jar provided by the
 	// bootclasspath_fragment.