diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index 35b4c8e19..4c115d58c 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func (library *Library) AndroidMkEntriesHostDex() android.AndroidMkEntries {
 					if library.dexJarFile.IsSet() {
 						entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR", library.dexJarFile.Path())
 					}
+					entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_INSTALLED_MODULE", library.hostdexInstallFile)
 					entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_HEADER_JAR", library.headerJarFile)
 					entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_CLASSES_JAR", library.implementationAndResourcesJar)
 					entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE_STEM", library.Stem()+"-hostdex")
diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 859baaff7..6930bcd17 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ type Module struct {
 	// installed file for binary dependency
 	installFile android.Path
 
+	// installed file for hostdex copy
+	hostdexInstallFile android.InstallPath
+
 	// list of .java files and srcjars that was passed to javac
 	compiledJavaSrcs android.Paths
 	compiledSrcJars  android.Paths
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 3bb9a925b..2f9e03a80 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -571,7 +571,8 @@ func (j *Library) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 		}
 		hostDexNeeded := Bool(j.deviceProperties.Hostdex) && !ctx.Host()
 		if hostDexNeeded {
-			ctx.InstallFile(android.PathForHostDexInstall(ctx, "framework"),
+			j.hostdexInstallFile = ctx.InstallFile(
+				android.PathForHostDexInstall(ctx, "framework"),
 				j.Stem()+"-hostdex.jar", j.outputFile)
 		}
 		var installDir android.InstallPath