diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 07d82f1..8baf799 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@
 	InitRc() Paths
 	VintfFragments() Paths
 	NoticeFiles() Paths
+	EffectiveLicenseFiles() Paths
 
 	AddProperties(props ...interface{})
 	GetProperties() []interface{}
@@ -1505,6 +1506,10 @@
 	return m.commonProperties.NamespaceExportedToMake
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) EffectiveLicenseFiles() Paths {
+	return m.commonProperties.Effective_license_text
+}
+
 // computeInstallDeps finds the installed paths of all dependencies that have a dependency
 // tag that is annotated as needing installation via the IsInstallDepNeeded method.
 func (m *ModuleBase) computeInstallDeps(ctx ModuleContext) ([]*installPathsDepSet, []*packagingSpecsDepSet) {