diff --git a/microdroid/Android.bp b/microdroid/Android.bp
index 1638f6f..e4334cb 100644
--- a/microdroid/Android.bp
+++ b/microdroid/Android.bp
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@
     multilib: {
         common: {
             deps: [
+                // non-updatable & mandatory apexes
+                "com.android.i18n",
                 "com.android.runtime",
+
                 "microdroid_plat_sepolicy.cil",
                 "microdroid_plat_mapping_file",
             ],