diff --git a/cc/genrule.go b/cc/genrule.go
index decf6ea57..e594f4b2f 100644
--- a/cc/genrule.go
+++ b/cc/genrule.go
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@ func genRuleFactory() android.Module {
 
 	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported, android.MultilibBoth)
 
+	android.InitApexModule(module)
+
 	return module
 }
diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index 87e6747e9..34adbc06c 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ type generatorProperties struct {
 type Module struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
 	android.DefaultableModuleBase
+	android.ApexModuleBase
 
 	// For other packages to make their own genrules with extra
 	// properties