diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index a2a3f7584..f8838d249 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -317,7 +317,17 @@ func (g *Module) generateCommonBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 						// required relative locations of the tool and its dependencies, use those
 						// instead.  They will be copied to those relative locations in the sbox
 						// sandbox.
-						packagedTools = append(packagedTools, specs...)
+						// Care must be taken since TransitivePackagingSpec may return device-side
+						// paths via the required property. Filter them out.
+						for i, ps := range specs {
+							if ps.Partition() != "" {
+								if i == 0 {
+									panic("first PackagingSpec is assumed to be the host-side tool")
+								}
+								continue
+							}
+							packagedTools = append(packagedTools, ps)
+						}
 						// Assume that the first PackagingSpec of the module is the tool.
 						addLocationLabel(tag.label, packagedToolLocation{specs[0]})
 					} else {