diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index de1948f..237319e 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1084,6 +1084,19 @@
     $< $(PRIVATE_HEADER_OUTPUT_DIR) $@
 endef
 
+## Given a .aidl file path, generate the rule to compile it a .java file
+# $(1): a .aidl source file
+# $(2): a directory to place the generated .java files in
+# $(3): name of a variable to add the path to the generated source file to
+#
+# You must call this with $(eval).
+define define-aidl-java-rule
+define-aidl-java-rule-src := $(patsubst %.aidl,%.java,$(subst ../,dotdot/,$(addprefix $(2)/,$(1))))
+$$(define-aidl-java-rule-src) : $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(1) $(AIDL)
+	$$(transform-aidl-to-java)
+$(3) += $$(define-aidl-java-rule-src)
+endef
+
 ## Given a .aidl file path generate the rule to compile it a .cpp file.
 # $(1): a .aidl source file
 # $(2): a directory to place the generated .cpp files in
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 912ce0a..159de5a 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -277,10 +277,9 @@
 ## AIDL: Compile .aidl files to .java
 ###########################################################
 aidl_sources := $(filter %.aidl,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
+aidl_java_sources :=
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(aidl_sources)),)
-aidl_java_sources := $(patsubst %.aidl,%.java,$(addprefix $(intermediates.COMMON)/src/, $(aidl_sources)))
-aidl_sources := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(aidl_sources))
 
 aidl_preprocess_import :=
 ifdef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
@@ -294,19 +293,17 @@
 # build against the platform.
 LOCAL_AIDL_INCLUDES += $(FRAMEWORKS_BASE_JAVA_SRC_DIRS)
 endif # LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
-$(aidl_java_sources): PRIVATE_AIDL_FLAGS := -b $(addprefix -p,$(aidl_preprocess_import)) -I$(LOCAL_PATH) -I$(LOCAL_PATH)/src $(addprefix -I,$(LOCAL_AIDL_INCLUDES))
 
-$(aidl_java_sources): $(intermediates.COMMON)/src/%.java: \
-        $(LOCAL_PATH)/%.aidl \
-        $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) \
-        $(AIDL) \
-        $(aidl_preprocess_import)
-	$(transform-aidl-to-java)
+$(foreach s,$(aidl_sources),\
+    $(eval $(call define-aidl-java-rule,$(s),$(intermediates.COMMON),aidl_java_sources)))
 $(foreach java,$(aidl_java_sources), \
     $(call include-depfile,$(java:%.java=%.P),$(java)))
 
-else
-aidl_java_sources :=
+$(aidl_java_sources) : $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(aidl_preprocess_import)
+
+$(aidl_java_sources): PRIVATE_AIDL_FLAGS := -b $(addprefix -p,$(aidl_preprocess_import)) -I$(LOCAL_PATH) -I$(LOCAL_PATH)/src $(addprefix -I,$(LOCAL_AIDL_INCLUDES))
+$(aidl_java_sources : PRIVATE_MODULE := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
+
 endif
 
 ##########################################