diff --git a/android/deapexer.go b/android/deapexer.go
index de933d1..fb2073d 100644
--- a/android/deapexer.go
+++ b/android/deapexer.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package android
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
@@ -146,10 +147,16 @@
 
 // FindDeapexerProviderForModule searches through the direct dependencies of the current context
 // module for a DeapexerTag dependency and returns its DeapexerInfo. If a single nonambiguous
-// deapexer module isn't found then errors are reported with ctx.ModuleErrorf and nil is returned.
-func FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx ModuleContext) *DeapexerInfo {
+// deapexer module isn't found then it returns it an error
+// clients should check the value of error and call ctx.ModuleErrof if a non nil error is received
+func FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx ModuleContext) (*DeapexerInfo, error) {
 	var di *DeapexerInfo
+	var err error
 	ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(DeapexerTag, func(m Module) {
+		if err != nil {
+			// An err has been found. Do not visit further.
+			return
+		}
 		c, _ := OtherModuleProvider(ctx, m, DeapexerProvider)
 		p := &c
 		if di != nil {
@@ -159,17 +166,18 @@
 				di = selected
 				return
 			}
-			ctx.ModuleErrorf("Multiple installable prebuilt APEXes provide ambiguous deapexers: %s and %s",
-				di.ApexModuleName(), p.ApexModuleName())
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Multiple installable prebuilt APEXes provide ambiguous deapexers: %s and %s", di.ApexModuleName(), p.ApexModuleName())
 		}
 		di = p
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if di != nil {
-		return di
+		return di, nil
 	}
 	ai, _ := ModuleProvider(ctx, ApexInfoProvider)
-	ctx.ModuleErrorf("No prebuilt APEX provides a deapexer module for APEX variant %s", ai.ApexVariationName)
-	return nil
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("No prebuilt APEX provides a deapexer module for APEX variant %s", ai.ApexVariationName)
 }
 
 // removeCompressedApexSuffix removes the _compressed suffix from the name if present.
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 1ced393..6c7dabc 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -8432,6 +8432,13 @@
 		prebuilt_bootclasspath_fragment {
 			name: "my-bootclasspath-fragment",
 			apex_available: ["com.android.myapex"],
+			hidden_api: {
+				annotation_flags: "my-bootclasspath-fragment/annotation-flags.csv",
+				metadata: "my-bootclasspath-fragment/metadata.csv",
+				index: "my-bootclasspath-fragment/index.csv",
+				stub_flags: "my-bootclasspath-fragment/stub-flags.csv",
+				all_flags: "my-bootclasspath-fragment/all-flags.csv",
+			},
 			%s
 		}
 	`
@@ -8453,6 +8460,7 @@
 				public: {
 					jars: ["libbar.jar"],
 				},
+				shared_library: false,
 				apex_available: ["com.android.myapex"],
 			}
 		`)
@@ -8468,6 +8476,7 @@
 				public: {
 					jars: ["libbar.jar"],
 				},
+				shared_library: false,
 				apex_available: ["com.android.myapex"],
 			}
 		`)
diff --git a/apex/prebuilt.go b/apex/prebuilt.go
index 4c44678..b13ecc2 100644
--- a/apex/prebuilt.go
+++ b/apex/prebuilt.go
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@
 	}
 	// Use apex_name to determine the api domain of this prebuilt apex
 	apexName := p.ApexVariationName()
-	di := android.FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx)
+	di, err := android.FindDeapexerProviderForModule(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf(err.Error())
+	}
 	dc := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx)
 	systemServerJarList := dc.AllApexSystemServerJars(ctx)
 
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
 	}