diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index a98762c..44ff715 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@
 	// list of api.txt files relative to this directory that contribute to the
 	// API surface.
 	// This is a list of relative paths
-	Api_files []string
+	Api_files []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// List of flags to be passed to the javac compiler to generate jar file
 	Javacflags []string
@@ -1833,9 +1833,7 @@
 
 	// Add the api_files inputs
 	for _, api := range al.properties.Api_files {
-		// Use MaybeExistentPathForSource since the api file might not exist during analysis.
-		// This will be provided by the orchestrator in the combined execution.
-		srcFiles = append(srcFiles, android.MaybeExistentPathForSource(ctx, ctx.ModuleDir(), api))
+		srcFiles = append(srcFiles, android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, api))
 	}
 
 	if srcFiles == nil {