diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index f6daf9b..eb791d9 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@
 	case "lib64":
 		dirInApex = "lib64"
 	}
+	dirInApex = filepath.Join(dirInApex, cc.RelativeInstallPath())
 	if !cc.Arch().Native {
 		dirInApex = filepath.Join(dirInApex, cc.Arch().ArchType.String())
 	}
@@ -564,6 +565,8 @@
 }
 
 func getCopyManifestForExecutable(cc *cc.Module) (fileToCopy android.Path, dirInApex string) {
+	// TODO(b/123721777) respect relative_install_path also for binaries
+	// dirInApex = filepath.Join("bin", cc.RelativeInstallPath())
 	dirInApex = "bin"
 	fileToCopy = cc.OutputFile().Path()
 	return