diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index f2e8c8534..73f8f4b51 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -256,10 +256,10 @@ func createProhibitFrameworkAccessRules() []Rule {
 
 func createJavaExcludeStaticLibsRule() Rule {
 	return NeverAllow().
-		NotIn("build/soong").
+		NotIn("build/soong", "libcore", "frameworks/base/api").
 		ModuleType("java_library").
 		WithMatcher("exclude_static_libs", isSetMatcherInstance).
-		Because("exclude_static_libs property is only allowed for java modules defined in build/soong")
+		Because("exclude_static_libs property is only allowed for java modules defined in build/soong, libcore, and frameworks/base/api")
 }
 
 func neverallowMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
diff --git a/android/neverallow_test.go b/android/neverallow_test.go
index 1639bbf40..2a938b811 100644
--- a/android/neverallow_test.go
+++ b/android/neverallow_test.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ var neverallowTests = []struct {
 			`),
 		},
 		expectedErrors: []string{
-			`exclude_static_libs property is only allowed for java modules defined in build/soong`,
+			`exclude_static_libs property is only allowed for java modules defined in build/soong, libcore, and frameworks/base/api`,
 		},
 	},
 }