diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 497facb..093cc87 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@
 				// The prebuilt might have been renamed by prebuilt_rename mutator if the source module does not exist.
 				// Remove the prebuilt_ prefix.
 				ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(apexVariationOfSelected, dexpreoptBootJarDepTag, android.RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(selected))
+			} else {
+				// Couldn't find a dependency, do it again to report an error.
+				ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(apexVariationOfSelected, dexpreoptBootJarDepTag, selected)
 			}
 		}
 	}