diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index ce89e9b..5181207 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -1260,13 +1260,19 @@
 // in the uses_libs and optional_uses_libs properties.  It returns the path to a copy of the manifest.
 func (u *usesLibrary) verifyUsesLibrariesManifest(ctx android.ModuleContext, manifest android.Path) android.Path {
 	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "manifest_check", "AndroidManifest.xml")
+	statusFile := dexpreopt.UsesLibrariesStatusFile(ctx)
 
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
 	cmd := rule.Command().BuiltTool("manifest_check").
 		Flag("--enforce-uses-libraries").
 		Input(manifest).
+		FlagWithOutput("--enforce-uses-libraries-status ", statusFile).
 		FlagWithOutput("-o ", outputFile)
 
+	if dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).RelaxUsesLibraryCheck {
+		cmd.Flag("--enforce-uses-libraries-relax")
+	}
+
 	for _, lib := range u.usesLibraryProperties.Uses_libs {
 		cmd.FlagWithArg("--uses-library ", lib)
 	}
@@ -1284,6 +1290,7 @@
 // in the uses_libs and optional_uses_libs properties.  It returns the path to a copy of the APK.
 func (u *usesLibrary) verifyUsesLibrariesAPK(ctx android.ModuleContext, apk android.Path) android.Path {
 	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "verify_uses_libraries", apk.Base())
+	statusFile := dexpreopt.UsesLibrariesStatusFile(ctx)
 
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
 	aapt := ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "aapt")
@@ -1291,7 +1298,8 @@
 		Textf("aapt_binary=%s", aapt.String()).Implicit(aapt).
 		Textf(`uses_library_names="%s"`, strings.Join(u.usesLibraryProperties.Uses_libs, " ")).
 		Textf(`optional_uses_library_names="%s"`, strings.Join(u.usesLibraryProperties.Optional_uses_libs, " ")).
-		Tool(android.PathForSource(ctx, "build/make/core/verify_uses_libraries.sh")).Input(apk)
+		Textf(`relax_check="%b"`, dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx).RelaxUsesLibraryCheck).
+		Tool(android.PathForSource(ctx, "build/make/core/verify_uses_libraries.sh")).Input(apk).Output(statusFile)
 	rule.Command().Text("cp -f").Input(apk).Output(outputFile)
 
 	rule.Build("verify_uses_libraries", "verify <uses-library>")