diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index cdffcc1dd1..9bb368b51e 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ my_installed_symlinks := $(addprefix $(my_module_path)/,$(LOCAL_MODULE_SYMLINKS)
 $(foreach symlink,$(my_installed_symlinks),\
     $(call symlink-file,$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE),$(my_installed_module_stem),$(symlink)))
 
+$(my_register_name) : | $(my_installed_symlinks)
+
 endif # !LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE
 
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