diff --git a/apex/androidmk.go b/apex/androidmk.go
index 8cca137..8785ca0 100644
--- a/apex/androidmk.go
+++ b/apex/androidmk.go
@@ -309,7 +309,14 @@
 	return moduleNames
 }
 
-func (a *apexBundle) writeRequiredModules(w io.Writer) {
+func (a *apexBundle) writeRequiredModules(w io.Writer, moduleNames []string) {
+	if len(moduleNames) > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES +=", strings.Join(moduleNames, " "))
+	}
+	if len(a.requiredDeps) > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES +=", strings.Join(a.requiredDeps, " "))
+	}
+
 	var required []string
 	var targetRequired []string
 	var hostRequired []string
@@ -349,10 +356,7 @@
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PATH :=", moduleDir)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_MODULE :=", name+a.suffix)
 				data.Entries.WriteLicenseVariables(w)
-				if len(moduleNames) > 0 {
-					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES :=", strings.Join(moduleNames, " "))
-				}
-				a.writeRequiredModules(w)
+				a.writeRequiredModules(w, moduleNames)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "include $(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)")
 
 			} else {
@@ -388,13 +392,7 @@
 				if len(a.overridableProperties.Overrides) > 0 {
 					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES :=", strings.Join(a.overridableProperties.Overrides, " "))
 				}
-				if len(moduleNames) > 0 {
-					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES +=", strings.Join(moduleNames, " "))
-				}
-				if len(a.requiredDeps) > 0 {
-					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES +=", strings.Join(a.requiredDeps, " "))
-				}
-				a.writeRequiredModules(w)
+				a.writeRequiredModules(w, moduleNames)
 
 				if a.mergedNotices.Merged.Valid() {
 					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE :=", a.mergedNotices.Merged.Path().String())
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 1c183a0..990b6b2 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -8661,6 +8661,38 @@
 	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES += otherapex")
 }
 
+func TestAndroidMk_RequiredDeps(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			updatable: false,
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+	`)
+
+	bundle := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_image").Module().(*apexBundle)
+	bundle.requiredDeps = append(bundle.requiredDeps, "foo")
+	data := android.AndroidMkDataForTest(t, ctx, bundle)
+	var builder strings.Builder
+	data.Custom(&builder, bundle.BaseModuleName(), "TARGET_", "", data)
+	androidMk := builder.String()
+	ensureContains(t, androidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES += foo")
+
+	flattenedBundle := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex_flattened").Module().(*apexBundle)
+	flattenedBundle.requiredDeps = append(flattenedBundle.requiredDeps, "foo")
+	flattenedData := android.AndroidMkDataForTest(t, ctx, flattenedBundle)
+	var flattenedBuilder strings.Builder
+	flattenedData.Custom(&flattenedBuilder, flattenedBundle.BaseModuleName(), "TARGET_", "", flattenedData)
+	flattenedAndroidMk := flattenedBuilder.String()
+	ensureContains(t, flattenedAndroidMk, "LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES += foo")
+}
+
 func TestApexOutputFileProducer(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
 		name          string