diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 1714152..35b6a4f 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@
 
 	// True if the dependency is relinked at runtime.
 	runtimeLinked bool
+
+	// True if the dependency is a toolchain, for example an annotation processor.
+	toolchain bool
 }
 
 // installDependencyTag is a dependency tag that is annotated to cause the installed files of the
@@ -287,6 +290,8 @@
 func (d dependencyTag) LicenseAnnotations() []android.LicenseAnnotation {
 	if d.runtimeLinked {
 		return []android.LicenseAnnotation{android.LicenseAnnotationSharedDependency}
+	} else if d.toolchain {
+		return []android.LicenseAnnotation{android.LicenseAnnotationToolchain}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -329,19 +334,19 @@
 	staticLibTag            = dependencyTag{name: "staticlib"}
 	libTag                  = dependencyTag{name: "javalib", runtimeLinked: true}
 	java9LibTag             = dependencyTag{name: "java9lib", runtimeLinked: true}
-	pluginTag               = dependencyTag{name: "plugin"}
-	errorpronePluginTag     = dependencyTag{name: "errorprone-plugin"}
-	exportedPluginTag       = dependencyTag{name: "exported-plugin"}
+	pluginTag               = dependencyTag{name: "plugin", toolchain: true}
+	errorpronePluginTag     = dependencyTag{name: "errorprone-plugin", toolchain: true}
+	exportedPluginTag       = dependencyTag{name: "exported-plugin", toolchain: true}
 	bootClasspathTag        = dependencyTag{name: "bootclasspath", runtimeLinked: true}
 	systemModulesTag        = dependencyTag{name: "system modules", runtimeLinked: true}
 	frameworkResTag         = dependencyTag{name: "framework-res"}
 	kotlinStdlibTag         = dependencyTag{name: "kotlin-stdlib", runtimeLinked: true}
 	kotlinAnnotationsTag    = dependencyTag{name: "kotlin-annotations", runtimeLinked: true}
-	kotlinPluginTag         = dependencyTag{name: "kotlin-plugin"}
+	kotlinPluginTag         = dependencyTag{name: "kotlin-plugin", toolchain: true}
 	proguardRaiseTag        = dependencyTag{name: "proguard-raise"}
 	certificateTag          = dependencyTag{name: "certificate"}
 	instrumentationForTag   = dependencyTag{name: "instrumentation_for"}
-	extraLintCheckTag       = dependencyTag{name: "extra-lint-check"}
+	extraLintCheckTag       = dependencyTag{name: "extra-lint-check", toolchain: true}
 	jniLibTag               = dependencyTag{name: "jnilib", runtimeLinked: true}
 	syspropPublicStubDepTag = dependencyTag{name: "sysprop public stub"}
 	jniInstallTag           = installDependencyTag{name: "jni install"}