diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 32a3638..b711fb6 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -1821,6 +1821,9 @@
 		if dt, ok := depTag.(*dependencyTag); ok && !dt.payload {
 			return false
 		}
+		if depTag == android.RequiredDepTag {
+			return false
+		}
 
 		ai, _ := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, child, android.ApexInfoProvider)
 		externalDep := !android.InList(ctx.ModuleName(), ai.InApexVariants)
@@ -2314,6 +2317,8 @@
 		// nothing
 	} else if depTag == android.DarwinUniversalVariantTag {
 		// nothing
+	} else if depTag == android.RequiredDepTag {
+		// nothing
 	} else if am.CanHaveApexVariants() && am.IsInstallableToApex() {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("unexpected tag %s for indirect dependency %q", android.PrettyPrintTag(depTag), depName)
 	}