diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index b69b7c2..186289e 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	// list of directories relative to the Blueprints file containing
 	// Android resources.  Defaults to ["res"] if a directory called res exists.
 	// Set to [] to disable the default.
-	Resource_dirs []string
+	Resource_dirs []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// list of zip files containing Android resources.
 	Resource_zips []string `android:"path"`