diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index 0f276d060..42ab047a0 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ func (g *generator) GeneratedSourceFiles() []string {
 
 func (g *generator) AndroidDynamicDependencies(ctx common.AndroidDynamicDependerModuleContext) []string {
 	if g.properties.Tool != "" {
-		return []string{g.properties.Tool}
+		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{{"hostordevice", common.Host.String()}},
+			g.properties.Tool)
 	}
 	return nil
 }