diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index 955f22b..7927acf 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 
 				entries.SetPath("LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE", app.manifestPath)
 
-				entries.SetBoolIfTrue("LOCAL_PRIVILEGED_MODULE", Bool(app.appProperties.Privileged))
+				entries.SetBoolIfTrue("LOCAL_PRIVILEGED_MODULE", app.Privileged())
 
 				entries.SetPath("LOCAL_CERTIFICATE", app.certificate.Pem)
 				entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES", app.getOverriddenPackages()...)
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
 		Include:    "$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/soong_app_prebuilt.mk",
 		ExtraEntries: []android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesFunc{
 			func(entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
-				entries.SetBoolIfTrue("LOCAL_PRIVILEGED_MODULE", Bool(a.properties.Privileged))
+				entries.SetBoolIfTrue("LOCAL_PRIVILEGED_MODULE", a.Privileged())
 				if a.certificate != nil {
 					entries.SetPath("LOCAL_CERTIFICATE", a.certificate.Pem)
 				} else {