diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index ccd68cd..f4a2ff2 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -1054,12 +1054,15 @@
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("Module has direct dependencies but no sources. Bazel will not allow this.")
 	}
 
+	name := a.Name()
+	props := bazel.BazelTargetModuleProperties{
+		Rule_class:        "android_library",
+		Bzl_load_location: "@rules_android//rules:rules.bzl",
+	}
+
 	ctx.CreateBazelTargetModule(
-		bazel.BazelTargetModuleProperties{
-			Rule_class:        "android_library",
-			Bzl_load_location: "@rules_android//rules:rules.bzl",
-		},
-		android.CommonAttributes{Name: a.Name()},
+		props,
+		android.CommonAttributes{Name: name},
 		&bazelAndroidLibrary{
 			&javaLibraryAttributes{
 				javaCommonAttributes: commonAttrs,
@@ -1069,4 +1072,16 @@
 			a.convertAaptAttrsWithBp2Build(ctx),
 		},
 	)
+
+	neverlink := true
+	ctx.CreateBazelTargetModule(
+		props,
+		android.CommonAttributes{Name: name + "-neverlink"},
+		&bazelAndroidLibrary{
+			javaLibraryAttributes: &javaLibraryAttributes{
+				Neverlink: bazel.BoolAttribute{Value: &neverlink},
+				Exports:   bazel.MakeSingleLabelListAttribute(bazel.Label{Label: ":" + name}),
+			},
+		},
+	)
 }
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 275abbe..22bcc03 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@
 	if m.properties.Libs != nil {
 
 		// TODO 244210934 ALIX Check if this else statement breaks presubmits get rid of it if it doesn't
-		if strings.HasPrefix(ctx.ModuleType(), "java_binary") || strings.HasPrefix(ctx.ModuleType(), "java_library") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(ctx.ModuleType(), "java_binary") || strings.HasPrefix(ctx.ModuleType(), "java_library") || ctx.ModuleType() == "android_library" {
 			for _, d := range m.properties.Libs {
 				neverlinkLabel := android.BazelLabelForModuleDepSingle(ctx, d)
 				neverlinkLabel.Label = neverlinkLabel.Label + "-neverlink"