diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index 6eb22fd93..62cf169fa 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -69,7 +69,26 @@ func (library *Library) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 	if !library.ApexModuleBase.AvailableFor(android.AvailableToPlatform) {
 		hideFromMake = true
 	}
-	if !hideFromMake {
+	if hideFromMake {
+		// May still need to add some additional dependencies. This will be called
+		// once for the platform variant (even if it is not being used) and once each
+		// for the APEX specific variants. In order to avoid adding the dependency
+		// multiple times only add it for the platform variant.
+		checkedModulePaths := library.additionalCheckedModules
+		if library.IsForPlatform() && len(checkedModulePaths) != 0 {
+			mainEntries = android.AndroidMkEntries{
+				Class: "FAKE",
+				// Need at least one output file in order for this to take effect.
+				OutputFile: android.OptionalPathForPath(checkedModulePaths[0]),
+				Include:    "$(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)",
+				ExtraEntries: []android.AndroidMkExtraEntriesFunc{
+					func(entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
+						entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE", checkedModulePaths.Strings()...)
+					},
+				},
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
 		mainEntries = android.AndroidMkEntries{
 			Class:      "JAVA_LIBRARIES",
 			DistFile:   android.OptionalPathForPath(library.distFile),
@@ -104,6 +123,10 @@ func (library *Library) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 
 					entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_EXPORT_SDK_LIBRARIES", library.exportedSdkLibs...)
 
+					if len(library.additionalCheckedModules) != 0 {
+						entries.AddStrings("LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE", library.additionalCheckedModules.Strings()...)
+					}
+
 					if library.proguardDictionary != nil {
 						entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_PROGUARD_DICT", library.proguardDictionary)
 					}
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 640dba93b..a27e5c390 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ var (
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			Command: "rm -f $out && " +
 				"${config.PackageCheckCmd} $in $packages && " +
-				"cp $in $out",
+				"touch $out",
 			CommandDeps: []string{"${config.PackageCheckCmd}"},
 		},
 		"packages")
@@ -547,9 +547,8 @@ func TransformJarJar(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
 	})
 }
 
-func CheckJarPackages(ctx android.ModuleContext, classesJar android.Path, permittedPackages []string) android.ModuleOutPath {
-	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "package-check", classesJar.Base())
-
+func CheckJarPackages(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
+	classesJar android.Path, permittedPackages []string) {
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:        packageCheck,
 		Description: "packageCheck",
@@ -559,8 +558,6 @@ func CheckJarPackages(ctx android.ModuleContext, classesJar android.Path, permit
 			"packages": strings.Join(permittedPackages, " "),
 		},
 	})
-
-	return outputFile
 }
 
 func TransformJetifier(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 09df2ad43..76bfa86d6 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ type Module struct {
 	// expanded Jarjar_rules
 	expandJarjarRules android.Path
 
+	// list of additional targets for checkbuild
+	additionalCheckedModules android.Paths
+
 	// Extra files generated by the module type to be added as java resources.
 	extraResources android.Paths
 
@@ -1518,10 +1521,10 @@ func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext, aaptSrcJar android.Path) {
 
 	// Check package restrictions if necessary.
 	if len(j.properties.Permitted_packages) > 0 {
-		// Check packages and copy input to package-checked file.
-		// Use the file copied after a successful package check as the output file for this
-		// module so that any dependencies on this module will trigger the package check.
-		outputFile = CheckJarPackages(ctx, outputFile, j.properties.Permitted_packages)
+		// Check packages and copy to package-checked file.
+		pkgckFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "package-check.stamp")
+		CheckJarPackages(ctx, pkgckFile, outputFile, j.properties.Permitted_packages)
+		j.additionalCheckedModules = append(j.additionalCheckedModules, pkgckFile)
 
 		if ctx.Failed() {
 			return