diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 9382c19..3c32004 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -791,6 +791,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func (a *apexBundle) DepIsInSameApex(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, dep android.Module) bool {
+	// direct deps of an APEX bundle are all part of the APEX bundle
+	return true
+}
+
 func (a *apexBundle) getCertString(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) string {
 	certificate, overridden := ctx.DeviceConfig().OverrideCertificateFor(ctx.ModuleName())
 	if overridden {