diff --git a/tools/aapt/Android.bp b/tools/aapt/Android.bp
index cecd95a..68db56d 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Android.bp
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
         "libz",
     ],
 
+    whole_static_libs: [
+        "libandroidfw_pathutils",
+    ],
+
     cflags: [
         "-Wall",
         "-Werror",