diff --git a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
index ae24404..c89c643 100644
--- a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
 
 type BootclasspathFragmentModule struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
+	android.DefaultableModuleBase
 	android.ApexModuleBase
 	ClasspathFragmentBase
 
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@
 	android.InitApexModule(m)
 	initClasspathFragment(m, BOOTCLASSPATH)
 	android.InitAndroidArchModule(m, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
+	android.InitDefaultableModule(m)
 
 	android.AddLoadHook(m, func(ctx android.LoadHookContext) {
 		// If code coverage has been enabled for the framework then append the properties with
@@ -399,6 +401,11 @@
 
 func (b *BootclasspathFragmentModule) DepIsInSameApex(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, dep android.Module) bool {
 	tag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(dep)
+
+	// If the module is a default module, do not check the tag
+	if _, ok := dep.(*Defaults); ok {
+		return true
+	}
 	if IsBootclasspathFragmentContentDepTag(tag) {
 		// Boot image contents are automatically added to apex.
 		return true