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 {
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index e033661..85b97e1 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 
 	// Uncompress dex in APKs of privileged apps (even for unbundled builds, they may
 	// be preinstalled as prebuilts).
-	if ctx.Config().UncompressPrivAppDex() && Bool(a.appProperties.Privileged) {
+	if ctx.Config().UncompressPrivAppDex() && a.Privileged() {
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 	if ctx.ModuleName() == "framework-res" {
 		// framework-res.apk is installed as system/framework/framework-res.apk
 		installDir = "framework"
-	} else if Bool(a.appProperties.Privileged) {
+	} else if a.Privileged() {
 		installDir = filepath.Join("priv-app", a.installApkName)
 	} else {
 		installDir = filepath.Join("app", a.installApkName)
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
 	if ctx.ModuleName() == "framework-res" {
 		// framework-res.apk is installed as system/framework/framework-res.apk
 		a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "framework")
-	} else if Bool(a.appProperties.Privileged) {
+	} else if a.Privileged() {
 		a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "priv-app", a.installApkName)
 	} else if ctx.InstallInTestcases() {
 		a.installDir = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, a.installApkName)
@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@
 	return a.Library.OutputFiles(tag)
 }
 
+func (a *AndroidApp) Privileged() bool {
+	return Bool(a.appProperties.Privileged)
+}
+
 // android_app compiles sources and Android resources into an Android application package `.apk` file.
 func AndroidAppFactory() android.Module {
 	module := &AndroidApp{}
@@ -874,7 +878,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Uncompress dex in APKs of privileged apps
-	if ctx.Config().UncompressPrivAppDex() && Bool(a.properties.Privileged) {
+	if ctx.Config().UncompressPrivAppDex() && a.Privileged() {
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -1005,6 +1009,10 @@
 	a.AddProperties(a.archVariants)
 }
 
+func (a *AndroidAppImport) Privileged() bool {
+	return Bool(a.properties.Privileged)
+}
+
 func createVariantGroupType(variants []string, variantGroupName string) reflect.Type {
 	props := reflect.TypeOf((*AndroidAppImportProperties)(nil))