diff --git a/android/module_context.go b/android/module_context.go
index d3e2770cb..dea22bab4 100644
--- a/android/module_context.go
+++ b/android/module_context.go
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ func (m *moduleContext) packageFile(fullInstallPath InstallPath, srcPath Path, e
 		executable:            executable,
 		effectiveLicenseFiles: &licenseFiles,
 		partition:             fullInstallPath.partition,
+		skipInstall:           m.skipInstall(),
 	}
 	m.packagingSpecs = append(m.packagingSpecs, spec)
 	return spec
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@ func (m *moduleContext) InstallSymlink(installPath InstallPath, name string, src
 		symlinkTarget:    relPath,
 		executable:       false,
 		partition:        fullInstallPath.partition,
+		skipInstall:      m.skipInstall(),
 	})
 
 	return fullInstallPath
@@ -640,6 +642,7 @@ func (m *moduleContext) InstallAbsoluteSymlink(installPath InstallPath, name str
 		symlinkTarget:    absPath,
 		executable:       false,
 		partition:        fullInstallPath.partition,
+		skipInstall:      m.skipInstall(),
 	})
 
 	return fullInstallPath
diff --git a/android/packaging.go b/android/packaging.go
index a8fb28d30..66772183c 100644
--- a/android/packaging.go
+++ b/android/packaging.go
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ type PackagingSpec struct {
 	effectiveLicenseFiles *Paths
 
 	partition string
+
+	// Whether this packaging spec represents an installation of the srcPath (i.e. this struct
+	// is created via InstallFile or InstallSymlink) or a simple packaging (i.e. created via
+	// PackageFile).
+	skipInstall bool
 }
 
 // Get file name of installed package
@@ -74,6 +79,10 @@ func (p *PackagingSpec) Partition() string {
 	return p.partition
 }
 
+func (p *PackagingSpec) SkipInstall() bool {
+	return p.skipInstall
+}
+
 type PackageModule interface {
 	Module
 	packagingBase() *PackagingBase