diff --git a/android/namespace.go b/android/namespace.go
index 78d7f3c..27ec163 100644
--- a/android/namespace.go
+++ b/android/namespace.go
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@
 }
 
 func (r *NameResolver) getNamespacesToSearchForModule(sourceNamespace *Namespace) (searchOrder []*Namespace) {
+	if sourceNamespace.visibleNamespaces == nil {
+		// When handling dependencies before namespaceMutator, assume they are non-Soong Blueprint modules and give
+		// access to all namespaces.
+		return r.sortedNamespaces.sortedItems()
+	}
 	return sourceNamespace.visibleNamespaces
 }