diff --git a/java/androidmk.go b/java/androidmk.go
index 784fa29b5..e7a384fc4 100644
--- a/java/androidmk.go
+++ b/java/androidmk.go
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ func (app *AndroidApp) AndroidMkEntries() []android.AndroidMkEntries {
 				// App module names can be overridden.
 				entries.SetString("LOCAL_MODULE", app.installApkName)
 				entries.SetBoolIfTrue("LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE", app.appProperties.PreventInstall)
+				if app.headerJarFile != nil {
+					entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_HEADER_JAR", app.headerJarFile)
+				}
 				entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_RESOURCE_EXPORT_PACKAGE", app.exportPackage)
 				if app.dexJarFile.IsSet() {
 					entries.SetPath("LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR", app.dexJarFile.Path())
diff --git a/java/base.go b/java/base.go
index 8db716256..795a4b701 100644
--- a/java/base.go
+++ b/java/base.go
@@ -1477,7 +1477,13 @@ func (j *Module) compile(ctx android.ModuleContext, aaptSrcJar android.Path) {
 
 	j.implementationJarFile = outputFile
 	if j.headerJarFile == nil {
-		j.headerJarFile = j.implementationJarFile
+		// If this module couldn't generate a header jar (for example due to api generating annotation processors)
+		// then use the implementation jar.  Run it through zip2zip first to remove any files in META-INF/services
+		// so that javac on modules that depend on this module don't pick up annotation processors (which may be
+		// missing their implementations) from META-INF/services/javax.annotation.processing.Processor.
+		headerJarFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "javac-header", jarName)
+		convertImplementationJarToHeaderJar(ctx, j.implementationJarFile, headerJarFile)
+		j.headerJarFile = headerJarFile
 	}
 
 	// enforce syntax check to jacoco filters for any build (http://b/183622051)
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index be4af552b..9fa51e759 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ var (
 			Description: "Check zip alignment",
 		},
 	)
+
+	convertImplementationJarToHeaderJarRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("convertImplementationJarToHeaderJar",
+		blueprint.RuleParams{
+			Command:     `${config.Zip2ZipCmd} -i ${in} -o ${out} -x 'META-INF/services/**/*'`,
+			CommandDeps: []string{"${config.Zip2ZipCmd}"},
+		})
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -630,6 +636,15 @@ func TransformJarsToJar(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePa
 	})
 }
 
+func convertImplementationJarToHeaderJar(ctx android.ModuleContext, implementationJarFile android.Path,
+	headerJarFile android.WritablePath) {
+	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:   convertImplementationJarToHeaderJarRule,
+		Input:  implementationJarFile,
+		Output: headerJarFile,
+	})
+}
+
 func TransformJarJar(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
 	classesJar android.Path, rulesFile android.Path) {
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
diff --git a/java/device_host_converter_test.go b/java/device_host_converter_test.go
index 3c9a0f3f1..3413da03d 100644
--- a/java/device_host_converter_test.go
+++ b/java/device_host_converter_test.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ func TestHostForDevice(t *testing.T) {
 
 	hostModule := ctx.ModuleForTests("host_module", config.BuildOSCommonTarget.String())
 	hostJavac := hostModule.Output("javac/host_module.jar")
+	hostJavacHeader := hostModule.Output("javac-header/host_module.jar")
 	hostRes := hostModule.Output("res/host_module.jar")
 
 	hostImportModule := ctx.ModuleForTests("host_import_module", config.BuildOSCommonTarget.String())
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ func TestHostForDevice(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// check classpath of device module with dependency on host_for_device_module
 	expectedClasspath := "-classpath " + strings.Join(android.Paths{
-		hostJavac.Output,
+		hostJavacHeader.Output,
 		hostImportCombined.Output,
 	}.Strings(), ":")
 
diff --git a/java/fuzz_test.go b/java/fuzz_test.go
index dd1e96b3e..f29c91327 100644
--- a/java/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/java/fuzz_test.go
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func TestJavaFuzz(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	baz := result.ModuleForTests("baz", osCommonTarget).Rule("javac").Output.String()
-	barOut := filepath.Join("out", "soong", ".intermediates", "bar", osCommonTarget, "javac", "bar.jar")
-	bazOut := filepath.Join("out", "soong", ".intermediates", "baz", osCommonTarget, "javac", "baz.jar")
+	barOut := filepath.Join("out", "soong", ".intermediates", "bar", osCommonTarget, "javac-header", "bar.jar")
+	bazOut := filepath.Join("out", "soong", ".intermediates", "baz", osCommonTarget, "javac-header", "baz.jar")
 
 	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "foo classpath", javac.Args["classpath"], barOut)
 	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "foo classpath", javac.Args["classpath"], bazOut)
diff --git a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
index c018671ee..680494f3a 100644
--- a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ java_import {
 }
 `),
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
-.intermediates/myjavalib/linux_glibc_common/javac/myjavalib.jar -> java/myjavalib.jar
+.intermediates/myjavalib/linux_glibc_common/javac-header/myjavalib.jar -> java/myjavalib.jar
 aidl/foo/bar/Test.aidl -> aidl/aidl/foo/bar/Test.aidl
 `),
 	)
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ java_import {
 `),
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
 .intermediates/myjavalib/android_common/turbine-combined/myjavalib.jar -> java/android/myjavalib.jar
-.intermediates/myjavalib/linux_glibc_common/javac/myjavalib.jar -> java/linux_glibc/myjavalib.jar
+.intermediates/myjavalib/linux_glibc_common/javac-header/myjavalib.jar -> java/linux_glibc/myjavalib.jar
 `),
 	)
 }
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ java_system_modules_import {
     libs: ["mysdk_system-module"],
 }
 `),
-		checkAllCopyRules(".intermediates/system-module/linux_glibc_common/javac/system-module.jar -> java/system-module.jar"),
+		checkAllCopyRules(".intermediates/system-module/linux_glibc_common/javac-header/system-module.jar -> java/system-module.jar"),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ java_import {
 }
 `),
 		checkAllCopyRules(`
-.intermediates/hostjavalib/linux_glibc_common/javac/hostjavalib.jar -> java/hostjavalib.jar
+.intermediates/hostjavalib/linux_glibc_common/javac-header/hostjavalib.jar -> java/hostjavalib.jar
 .intermediates/androidjavalib/android_common/turbine-combined/androidjavalib.jar -> java/androidjavalib.jar
 .intermediates/myjavalib/android_common/javac/myjavalib.jar -> java/android/myjavalib.jar
 .intermediates/myjavalib/linux_glibc_common/javac/myjavalib.jar -> java/linux_glibc/myjavalib.jar