diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 18dd9bd..82b53be 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@
 
 		// whether to generate Binder#GetTransaction name method.
 		Generate_get_transaction_name *bool
+
+		// list of flags that will be passed to the AIDL compiler
+		Flags []string
 	}
 
 	// If true, export a copy of the module as a -hostdex module for host testing.
@@ -872,6 +875,8 @@
 	var flags []string
 	var deps android.Paths
 
+	flags = append(flags, j.deviceProperties.Aidl.Flags...)
+
 	if aidlPreprocess.Valid() {
 		flags = append(flags, "-p"+aidlPreprocess.String())
 		deps = append(deps, aidlPreprocess.Path())