diff --git a/java/system_modules.go b/java/system_modules.go
index 95f71b80f..8c69051ae 100644
--- a/java/system_modules.go
+++ b/java/system_modules.go
@@ -169,7 +169,13 @@ func (system *SystemModules) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleConte
 	system.outputDir, system.outputDeps = TransformJarsToSystemModules(ctx, jars)
 }
 
-func (system *SystemModules) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+// ComponentDepsMutator is called before prebuilt modules without a corresponding source module are
+// renamed so unless the supplied libs specifically includes the prebuilt_ prefix this is guaranteed
+// to only add dependencies on source modules.
+//
+// The systemModuleLibsTag will prevent the prebuilt mutators from replacing this dependency so it
+// will never be changed to depend on a prebuilt either.
+func (system *SystemModules) ComponentDepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, systemModulesLibsTag, system.properties.Libs...)
 }
 
@@ -225,6 +231,15 @@ func (system *systemModulesImport) Prebuilt() *android.Prebuilt {
 	return &system.prebuilt
 }
 
+// ComponentDepsMutator is called before prebuilt modules without a corresponding source module are
+// renamed so as this adds a prebuilt_ prefix this is guaranteed to only add dependencies on source
+// modules.
+func (system *systemModulesImport) ComponentDepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
+	for _, lib := range system.properties.Libs {
+		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, systemModulesLibsTag, "prebuilt_"+lib)
+	}
+}
+
 type systemModulesSdkMemberType struct {
 	android.SdkMemberTypeBase
 }
diff --git a/java/system_modules_test.go b/java/system_modules_test.go
index a8d7b0210..44049ee6b 100644
--- a/java/system_modules_test.go
+++ b/java/system_modules_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ func TestJavaSystemModulesMixSourceAndPrebuilt(t *testing.T) {
 	prebuiltInputs := prebuiltSystemModules.Rule("jarsTosystemModules").Inputs
 
 	// The expected paths are the header jars from the renamed prebuilt input modules.
-	// TODO(b/182402568) - these should be depending on the prebuilts
-	expectedPrebuiltPaths := normalizedPathsToHeaderJars(result, "system-module1", "system-module2")
+	expectedPrebuiltPaths := normalizedPathsToHeaderJars(result, "prebuilt_system-module1", "prebuilt_system-module2")
 	result.AssertArrayString("prebuilt system modules inputs", expectedPrebuiltPaths, result.NormalizePathsForTesting(prebuiltInputs))
 }