diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 02dc3e3..be12ffd 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -550,6 +550,10 @@
 	// java_aconfig_library or java_library modules that are statically linked
 	// to this module. Does not contain cache files from all transitive dependencies.
 	aconfigCacheFiles android.Paths
+
+	// List of soong module dependencies required to compile the current module.
+	// This information is printed out to `Dependencies` field in module_bp_java_deps.json
+	compileDepNames []string
 }
 
 var _ android.InstallableModule = (*Module)(nil)
@@ -2061,10 +2065,7 @@
 }
 
 func (j *Module) CompilerDeps() []string {
-	jdeps := []string{}
-	jdeps = append(jdeps, j.properties.Libs...)
-	jdeps = append(jdeps, j.properties.Static_libs...)
-	return jdeps
+	return j.compileDepNames
 }
 
 func (j *Module) hasCode(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
@@ -2408,6 +2409,11 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+		if android.InList(tag, compileDependencyTags) {
+			// Add the dependency name to compileDepNames so that it can be recorded in module_bp_java_deps.json
+			j.compileDepNames = append(j.compileDepNames, otherName)
+		}
+
 		addCLCFromDep(ctx, module, j.classLoaderContexts)
 		addMissingOptionalUsesLibsFromDep(ctx, module, &j.usesLibrary)
 	})