diff --git a/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp b/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
index 4103270..07b4e11 100755
--- a/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
+++ b/tools/gn2bp/gen_android_bp
@@ -1086,6 +1086,10 @@
   module.local_include_dirs.update([gn_utils.label_to_path(d)
                                  for d in include_dirs
                                  if not re.match('^//out/.*', d)])
+  # Remove prohibited include directories
+  module.local_include_dirs = [d for d in module.local_include_dirs
+                               if d not in local_include_dirs_denylist]
+
 
 def create_modules_from_target(blueprint, gn, gn_target_name):
   """Generate module(s) for a given GN target.
@@ -1192,10 +1196,6 @@
       if lib in static_library_allowlist:
         module.add_android_static_lib(android_lib)
 
-    # Remove prohibited include directories
-    module.local_include_dirs = [d for d in module.local_include_dirs
-                                 if d not in local_include_dirs_denylist]
-
   # If the module is a static library, export all the generated headers.
   if module.type == 'cc_library_static':
     module.export_generated_headers = module.generated_headers