diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index a1a01a5..2d0c20d 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
+	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
 
 	RequiredModuleNames() []string
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@
 	InstallInTestcases() bool
 	InstallInSanitizerDir() bool
 	InstallInRecovery() bool
+	InstallInRoot() bool
 	InstallBypassMake() bool
 	SkipInstall()
 	ExportedToMake() bool
@@ -846,6 +848,10 @@
 	return Bool(m.commonProperties.Recovery)
 }
 
+func (m *ModuleBase) InstallInRoot() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (m *ModuleBase) InstallBypassMake() bool {
 	return false
 }
@@ -1522,6 +1528,10 @@
 	return m.module.InstallInRecovery()
 }
 
+func (m *moduleContext) InstallInRoot() bool {
+	return m.module.InstallInRoot()
+}
+
 func (m *moduleContext) InstallBypassMake() bool {
 	return m.module.InstallBypassMake()
 }