diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 0132296..a91fc63 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@
 			if ccDep.CcLibrary() && !libDepTag.static() {
 				depIsStubs := ccDep.BuildStubs()
 				depHasStubs := VersionVariantAvailable(c) && ccDep.HasStubsVariants()
-				depInSameApex := android.DirectlyInApex(c.ApexVariationName(), depName)
+				depInSameApexes := android.DirectlyInAllApexes(c.InApexes(), depName)
 				depInPlatform := !android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, depName)
 
 				var useThisDep bool
@@ -2420,9 +2420,9 @@
 						}
 					}
 				} else {
-					// If building for APEX, use stubs only when it is not from
-					// the same APEX
-					useThisDep = (depInSameApex != depIsStubs)
+					// If building for APEX, use stubs when the parent is in any APEX that
+					// the child is not in.
+					useThisDep = (depInSameApexes != depIsStubs)
 				}
 
 				// when to use (unspecified) stubs, check min_sdk_version and choose the right one
@@ -2895,6 +2895,16 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Module) UniqueApexVariations() bool {
+	if u, ok := c.compiler.(interface {
+		uniqueApexVariations() bool
+	}); ok {
+		return u.uniqueApexVariations()
+	} else {
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 // Return true if the module is ever installable.
 func (c *Module) EverInstallable() bool {
 	return c.installer != nil &&
diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 4a42d07..e06243b 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@
 	return false
 }
 
+func (compiler *baseCompiler) uniqueApexVariations() bool {
+	return Bool(compiler.Properties.Use_apex_name_macro)
+}
+
 // makeDefineString transforms a name of an APEX module into a value to be used as value for C define
 // For example, com.android.foo => COM_ANDROID_FOO
 func makeDefineString(name string) string {