diff --git a/rust/bindgen.go b/rust/bindgen.go
index 3944495..d590579 100644
--- a/rust/bindgen.go
+++ b/rust/bindgen.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 
 	// Module defined clang flags and include paths
 	cflags = append(cflags, esc(cflagsProp)...)
-	for _, include := range b.ClangProperties.Local_include_dirs {
+	for _, include := range b.ClangProperties.Local_include_dirs.GetOrDefault(ctx, nil) {
 		cflags = append(cflags, "-I"+android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, include).String())
 		implicits = append(implicits, android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, include))
 	}