diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 0df96a3..fc7e5c5 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -368,6 +368,17 @@
 	static bool
 }
 
+var _ android.SkipToTransitiveDepsTag = (*dependencyTag)(nil)
+
+func (depTag dependencyTag) SkipToTransitiveDeps() bool {
+	// jni_libs are not installed because they are always embedded into the app. However,
+	// transitive deps of jni_libs themselves should be installed along with the app.
+	if IsJniDepTag(depTag) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // installDependencyTag is a dependency tag that is annotated to cause the installed files of the
 // dependency to be installed when the parent module is installed.
 type installDependencyTag struct {