diff --git a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
index 9111c30..80bc0db 100644
--- a/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/systemserver_classpath_fragment.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import (
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
+
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 )
 
@@ -107,6 +108,12 @@
 	blueprint.BaseDependencyTag
 }
 
+// Contents of system server fragments in an apex are considered to be directly in the apex, as if
+// they were listed in java_libs.
+func (systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDependencyTag) CopyDirectlyInAnyApex() {}
+
+var _ android.CopyDirectlyInAnyApexTag = systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDepTag
+
 // The tag used for the dependency between the systemserverclasspath_fragment module and its contents.
 var systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDepTag = systemServerClasspathFragmentContentDependencyTag{}