diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 52db705..070d5c1 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@
 	if String(d.properties.Dex_api_filename) != "" {
 		d.dexApiFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, String(d.properties.Dex_api_filename))
 		doclavaFlags += " -dexApi " + d.dexApiFile.String()
+		MetalavaFlags += " --dex-api " + d.dexApiFile.String()
 		*implicitOutputs = append(*implicitOutputs, d.dexApiFile)
 	}