diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 3fef1ee..065e7e2 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@
 	Uses []string
 
 	// A txt file containing list of files that are allowed to be included in this APEX.
-	Whitelisted_files *string
+	Allowed_files *string
 
 	// package format of this apex variant; could be non-flattened, flattened, or zip.
 	// imageApex, zipApex or flattened
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index 1293588..53c1193 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 	emitCommands = append(emitCommands, "sort -o "+imageContentFile.String()+" "+imageContentFile.String())
 	implicitInputs = append(implicitInputs, a.manifestPbOut)
 
-	if a.properties.Whitelisted_files != nil {
+	if a.properties.Allowed_files != nil {
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 			Rule:        emitApexContentRule,
 			Implicits:   implicitInputs,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 			},
 		})
 		implicitInputs = append(implicitInputs, imageContentFile)
-		allowedFilesFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, proptools.String(a.properties.Whitelisted_files))
+		allowedFilesFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, proptools.String(a.properties.Allowed_files))
 
 		phonyOutput := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.Name()+"-diff-phony-output")
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{