diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 3cb7e8e..5015468 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) aaptBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	a.aapt.usesNonSdkApis = Bool(a.Module.deviceProperties.Platform_apis)
+
 	aaptLinkFlags := []string{}
 
 	// Add TARGET_AAPT_CHARACTERISTICS values to AAPT link flags if they exist and --product flags were not provided.