diff --git a/java/system_modules.go b/java/system_modules.go
index f71f4523f..c616249d5 100644
--- a/java/system_modules.go
+++ b/java/system_modules.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (system *SystemModules) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, makevar, ":=$=", strings.Join(system.properties.Libs, " "))
 			fmt.Fprintln(w)
 
-			makevar = "SOONG_SYSTEM_MODULE_DEPS_" + name
+			makevar = "SOONG_SYSTEM_MODULES_DEPS_" + name
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, makevar, ":=$=", strings.Join(system.outputDeps.Strings(), " "))
 			fmt.Fprintln(w)