diff --git a/libs/apexutil/Android.bp b/libs/apexutil/Android.bp
index 419b5d0..4a4a673 100644
--- a/libs/apexutil/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/apexutil/Android.bp
@@ -30,4 +30,14 @@
     rustlibs: [
         "libhex",
     ],
+    target: {
+        host: {
+            // TODO(b/204562227): remove once the build does this automatically
+            data_libs: [
+                "libc++",
+                "libcrypto",
+                "libz",
+            ],
+        },
+    },
 }