diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index b3239ba93..27dd38b3f 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -455,6 +455,11 @@ func (a *aapt) buildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, opts aaptBuildActionOptio
 		// as imports.  The resources from dependencies will not be merged into this module's package-res.apk, and
 		// instead modules depending on this module will reference package-res.apk from all transitive static
 		// dependencies.
+		for _, sharedDep := range sharedDeps {
+			if sharedDep.usedResourceProcessor {
+				transitiveRJars = append(transitiveRJars, sharedDep.rJar)
+			}
+		}
 		for _, staticDep := range staticDeps {
 			linkDeps = append(linkDeps, staticDep.resPackage)
 			linkFlags = append(linkFlags, "-I "+staticDep.resPackage.String())
@@ -462,11 +467,6 @@ func (a *aapt) buildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, opts aaptBuildActionOptio
 				transitiveRJars = append(transitiveRJars, staticDep.rJar)
 			}
 		}
-		for _, sharedDep := range sharedDeps {
-			if sharedDep.usedResourceProcessor {
-				transitiveRJars = append(transitiveRJars, sharedDep.rJar)
-			}
-		}
 	} else {
 		// When building an app or building a library without ResourceProcessorBusyBox enabled all static
 		// dependencies are compiled into this module's package-res.apk as overlays.
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@ func (a *aapt) buildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, opts aaptBuildActionOptio
 	transitiveAaptResourcePackagesFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "transitive-res-packages")
 	android.WriteFileRule(ctx, transitiveAaptResourcePackagesFile, strings.Join(transitiveAaptResourcePackages, "\n"))
 
+	// Reverse the list of R.jar files so that the current module comes first, and direct dependencies come before
+	// transitive dependencies.
+	transitiveRJars = android.ReversePaths(transitiveRJars)
+
 	a.aaptSrcJar = srcJar
 	a.transitiveAaptRJars = transitiveRJars
 	a.transitiveAaptResourcePackagesFile = transitiveAaptResourcePackagesFile
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index 28bea0a2b..5d7b048b3 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -948,10 +948,10 @@ func TestAndroidResourceProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			directSrcJars: nil,
 			directClasspath: []string{
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/default/java/android_stubs_current/android_common/turbine-combined/android_stubs_current.jar",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import_dep/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/direct/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import_dep/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive/android_common/turbine-combined/transitive.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import/android_common/aar/classes-combined.jar",
 			},
@@ -981,9 +981,9 @@ func TestAndroidResourceProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			sharedSrcJars: nil,
 			sharedClasspath: []string{
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/default/java/android_stubs_current/android_common/turbine-combined/android_stubs_current.jar",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/shared/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/shared_transitive_static/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/shared_transitive_shared/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/shared/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/shared_transitive_shared/android_common/turbine-combined/shared_transitive_shared.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/shared_transitive_static/android_common/turbine-combined/shared_transitive_static.jar",
 			},
@@ -1094,9 +1094,9 @@ func TestAndroidResourceProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 			directSrcJars: nil,
 			directClasspath: []string{
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/default/java/android_stubs_current/android_common/turbine-combined/android_stubs_current.jar",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import_dep/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/direct/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import_dep/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import/android_common/busybox/R.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive/android_common/turbine-combined/transitive.jar",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/transitive_import/android_common/aar/classes-combined.jar",
 			},