diff --git a/java/android_manifest.go b/java/android_manifest.go
index c76bb2fda..b30f3d2c8 100644
--- a/java/android_manifest.go
+++ b/java/android_manifest.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func manifestFixer(ctx android.ModuleContext, manifest android.Path, sdkContext
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("invalid targetSdkVersion: %s", err)
 	}
-	if UseApiFingerprint(ctx) {
+	if UseApiFingerprint(ctx) && ctx.ModuleName() != "framework-res" {
 		targetSdkVersion = ctx.Config().PlatformSdkCodename() + fmt.Sprintf(".$$(cat %s)", ApiFingerprintPath(ctx).String())
 		deps = append(deps, ApiFingerprintPath(ctx))
 	}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func manifestFixer(ctx android.ModuleContext, manifest android.Path, sdkContext
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("invalid minSdkVersion: %s", err)
 	}
-	if UseApiFingerprint(ctx) {
+	if UseApiFingerprint(ctx) && ctx.ModuleName() != "framework-res" {
 		minSdkVersion = ctx.Config().PlatformSdkCodename() + fmt.Sprintf(".$$(cat %s)", ApiFingerprintPath(ctx).String())
 		deps = append(deps, ApiFingerprintPath(ctx))
 	}