diff --git a/python/python.go b/python/python.go
index a277988..65e3efd 100644
--- a/python/python.go
+++ b/python/python.go
@@ -420,16 +420,20 @@
 			// pkg_path starts from "internal/" implicitly.
 			pkgPath = filepath.Join(internal, pkgPath)
 		} else {
-			// pkg_path starts from "runfiles/" implicitly.
-			pkgPath = filepath.Join(runFiles, pkgPath)
+			if !p.isEmbeddedLauncherEnabled(p.properties.Actual_version) {
+				// pkg_path starts from "runfiles/" implicitly.
+				pkgPath = filepath.Join(runFiles, pkgPath)
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		if p.properties.Is_internal != nil && *p.properties.Is_internal {
 			// pkg_path starts from "runfiles/" implicitly.
 			pkgPath = internal
 		} else {
-			// pkg_path starts from "runfiles/" implicitly.
-			pkgPath = runFiles
+			if !p.isEmbeddedLauncherEnabled(p.properties.Actual_version) {
+				// pkg_path starts from "runfiles/" implicitly.
+				pkgPath = runFiles
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -520,7 +524,9 @@
 		sort.Strings(keys)
 
 		parArgs := []string{}
-		parArgs = append(parArgs, `-P `+pkgPath)
+		if pkgPath != "" {
+			parArgs = append(parArgs, `-P `+pkgPath)
+		}
 		implicits := android.Paths{}
 		for _, k := range keys {
 			parArgs = append(parArgs, `-C `+k)