diff --git a/microdroid/payload/Android.bp b/microdroid/payload/Android.bp
index 5ea6c10..c7bc415 100644
--- a/microdroid/payload/Android.bp
+++ b/microdroid/payload/Android.bp
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     protos: ["metadata.proto"],
     source_stem: "microdroid_metadata",
     host_supported: true,
+    apex_available: [
+        "com.android.virt",
+    ],
 }
 
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