diff --git a/java/hiddenapi.go b/java/hiddenapi.go
index f199051..01e2c5e 100644
--- a/java/hiddenapi.go
+++ b/java/hiddenapi.go
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@
 
 	if !ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("UNSAFE_DISABLE_HIDDENAPI_FLAGS") {
 		isBootJar := inList(ctx.ModuleName(), ctx.Config().BootJars())
-		if isBootJar || inList(ctx.ModuleName(), config.HiddenAPIExtraAppUsageJars) {
+		// Check to see if this module provides part of the hiddenapi, i.e. is a boot jar or a white listed
+		// library.
+		isProvidingJar := isBootJar || inList(ctx.ModuleName(), config.HiddenAPIProvidingNonBootJars)
+
+		// If this module provides part of the hiddenapi or is a special module that simply provides information
+		// about the hiddenapi then extract information about the hiddenapi from the UnsupportedAppUsage
+		// annotations compiled into the classes.jar.
+		if isProvidingJar || inList(ctx.ModuleName(), config.HiddenAPIExtraAppUsageJars) {
 			// Derive the greylist from classes jar.
 			flagsCSV := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "hiddenapi", "flags.csv")
 			metadataCSV := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "hiddenapi", "metadata.csv")
@@ -67,7 +74,10 @@
 			h.flagsCSVPath = flagsCSV
 			h.metadataCSVPath = metadataCSV
 		}
-		if isBootJar {
+
+		// If this module provides part of the hiddenapi then encode the information about the hiddenapi into
+		// the dex file created for this module.
+		if isProvidingJar {
 			hiddenAPIJar := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "hiddenapi", ctx.ModuleName()+".jar")
 			h.bootDexJarPath = dexJar
 			hiddenAPIEncodeDex(ctx, hiddenAPIJar, dexJar, uncompressDex)