diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index c998007..67d1f12 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"text/scanner"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
-	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
 
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
 
 	Glob(globPattern string, excludes []string) Paths
 	GlobFiles(globPattern string, excludes []string) Paths
-	Fs() pathtools.FileSystem
+	IsSymlink(path Path) bool
+	Readlink(path Path) string
 }
 
 // BaseModuleContext is the same as blueprint.BaseModuleContext except that Config() returns
@@ -1172,6 +1173,22 @@
 	return pathsForModuleSrcFromFullPath(e, ret, false)
 }
 
+func (b *earlyModuleContext) IsSymlink(path Path) bool {
+	fileInfo, err := b.config.fs.Lstat(path.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		b.ModuleErrorf("os.Lstat(%q) failed: %s", path.String(), err)
+	}
+	return fileInfo.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == os.ModeSymlink
+}
+
+func (b *earlyModuleContext) Readlink(path Path) string {
+	dest, err := b.config.fs.Readlink(path.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		b.ModuleErrorf("os.Readlink(%q) failed: %s", path.String(), err)
+	}
+	return dest
+}
+
 func (e *earlyModuleContext) Module() Module {
 	module, _ := e.EarlyModuleContext.Module().(Module)
 	return module