diff --git a/java/platform_compat_config.go b/java/platform_compat_config.go
index 67ed84e1d..5b145c658 100644
--- a/java/platform_compat_config.go
+++ b/java/platform_compat_config.go
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ func (p *platformCompatConfig) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleCon
 	p.installConfigFile = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "etc", "compatconfig", p.configFile.Base())
 	rule.Build(configFileName, "Extract compat/compat_config.xml and install it")
 	ctx.InstallFile(p.installDirPath, p.configFile.Base(), p.configFile)
+	ctx.SetOutputFiles(android.Paths{p.configFile}, "")
 }
 
 func (p *platformCompatConfig) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {