diff --git a/android/prebuilt.go b/android/prebuilt.go
index bb98ed4..8114a65 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
@@ -74,6 +75,12 @@
 	srcsPropertyName string
 }
 
+// RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix returns the result of removing the "prebuilt_" prefix from the
+// supplied name if it has one, or returns the name unmodified if it does not.
+func RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(name string) string {
+	return strings.TrimPrefix(name, "prebuilt_")
+}
+
 func (p *Prebuilt) Name(name string) string {
 	return "prebuilt_" + name
 }