diff --git a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
index d2bb523..83030b5 100644
--- a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@
 	sourceOnlyProperties SourceOnlyBootclasspathProperties
 
 	// Path to the boot image profile.
-	profilePath android.WritablePath
+	profilePath    android.WritablePath
+	profilePathErr error
 }
 
 // commonBootclasspathFragment defines the methods that are implemented by both source and prebuilt
@@ -1065,8 +1066,11 @@
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	di := android.FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx)
-	if di == nil {
+	di, err := android.FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		// An error was found, possibly due to multiple apexes in the tree that export this library
+		// Defer the error till a client tries to call getProfilePath
+		module.profilePathErr = err
 		return nil // An error has been reported by FindDeapexerProviderForModule.
 	}
 
@@ -1074,6 +1078,9 @@
 }
 
 func (b *PrebuiltBootclasspathFragmentModule) getProfilePath() android.Path {
+	if b.profilePathErr != nil {
+		panic(b.profilePathErr.Error())
+	}
 	return b.profilePath
 }
 
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 630318e..51e8c34 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -2100,6 +2100,7 @@
 
 	// output file containing classes.dex and resources
 	dexJarFile        OptionalDexJarPath
+	dexJarFileErr     error
 	dexJarInstallFile android.Path
 
 	combinedClasspathFile android.Path
@@ -2250,9 +2251,12 @@
 		ai, _ := android.ModuleProvider(ctx, android.ApexInfoProvider)
 		if ai.ForPrebuiltApex {
 			// Get the path of the dex implementation jar from the `deapexer` module.
-			di := android.FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx)
-			if di == nil {
-				return // An error has been reported by FindDeapexerProviderForModule.
+			di, err := android.FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				// An error was found, possibly due to multiple apexes in the tree that export this library
+				// Defer the error till a client tries to call DexJarBuildPath
+				j.dexJarFileErr = err
+				return
 			}
 			dexJarFileApexRootRelative := apexRootRelativePathToJavaLib(j.BaseModuleName())
 			if dexOutputPath := di.PrebuiltExportPath(dexJarFileApexRootRelative); dexOutputPath != nil {
@@ -2375,6 +2379,9 @@
 }
 
 func (j *Import) DexJarBuildPath() OptionalDexJarPath {
+	if j.dexJarFileErr != nil {
+		panic(j.dexJarFileErr.Error())
+	}
 	return j.dexJarFile
 }
 
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index a634b17..38bd301 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -2378,7 +2378,8 @@
 	xmlPermissionsFileModule *sdkLibraryXml
 
 	// Build path to the dex implementation jar obtained from the prebuilt_apex, if any.
-	dexJarFile OptionalDexJarPath
+	dexJarFile    OptionalDexJarPath
+	dexJarFileErr error
 
 	// Expected install file path of the source module(sdk_library)
 	// or dex implementation jar obtained from the prebuilt_apex, if any.
@@ -2687,9 +2688,12 @@
 		ai, _ := android.ModuleProvider(ctx, android.ApexInfoProvider)
 		if ai.ForPrebuiltApex {
 			// Get the path of the dex implementation jar from the `deapexer` module.
-			di := android.FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx)
-			if di == nil {
-				return // An error has been reported by FindDeapexerProviderForModule.
+			di, err := android.FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				// An error was found, possibly due to multiple apexes in the tree that export this library
+				// Defer the error till a client tries to call DexJarBuildPath
+				module.dexJarFileErr = err
+				return
 			}
 			dexJarFileApexRootRelative := apexRootRelativePathToJavaLib(module.BaseModuleName())
 			if dexOutputPath := di.PrebuiltExportPath(dexJarFileApexRootRelative); dexOutputPath != nil {
@@ -2751,6 +2755,9 @@
 func (module *SdkLibraryImport) DexJarBuildPath() OptionalDexJarPath {
 	// The dex implementation jar extracted from the .apex file should be used in preference to the
 	// source.
+	if module.dexJarFileErr != nil {
+		panic(module.dexJarFileErr.Error())
+	}
 	if module.dexJarFile.IsSet() {
 		return module.dexJarFile
 	}