diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index a108ba053..d08e48761 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (a *AndroidLibrary) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext)
 
 	a.Module.compile(ctx, a.aaptSrcJar)
 
-	a.aarFile = android.PathForOutput(ctx, ctx.ModuleName()+".aar")
+	a.aarFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, ctx.ModuleName()+".aar")
 	var res android.Paths
 	if a.androidLibraryProperties.BuildAAR {
 		BuildAAR(ctx, a.aarFile, a.outputFile, a.manifestPath, a.rTxt, res)
diff --git a/java/app_builder.go b/java/app_builder.go
index 28fc4c490..5b999d831 100644
--- a/java/app_builder.go
+++ b/java/app_builder.go
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@ func BuildAAR(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
 	}
 
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:      buildAAR,
-		Implicits: deps,
-		Output:    outputFile,
+		Rule:        buildAAR,
+		Description: "aar",
+		Implicits:   deps,
+		Output:      outputFile,
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"manifest":   manifest.String(),
 			"classesJar": classesJarPath,