diff --git a/scripts/manifest_check.py b/scripts/manifest_check.py
index c48c9f9..1e32d1d 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_check.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_check.py
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
 import sys
 from xml.dom import minidom
 
-from manifest import android_ns
-from manifest import get_children_with_tag
-from manifest import parse_manifest
-from manifest import write_xml
+from manifest import *
 
 
 class ManifestMismatchError(Exception):
@@ -205,15 +202,9 @@
     """Extract <uses-library> tags from the manifest."""
 
     manifest = parse_manifest(xml)
-    elems = get_children_with_tag(manifest, 'application')
-    if len(elems) > 1:
-        raise RuntimeError('found multiple <application> tags')
-    if not elems:
-        return [], [], []
-
-    application = elems[0]
-
-    libs = get_children_with_tag(application, 'uses-library')
+    libs = [child
+            for application in get_or_create_applications(xml, manifest)
+            for child in get_children_with_tag(application, 'uses-library')]
 
     required = [uses_library_name(x) for x in libs if uses_library_required(x)]
     optional = [