diff --git a/api/Android.bp b/api/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..54ff82c97e17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+genrule {
+    name: "current-api-xml",
+    tools: ["metalava"],
+    srcs: ["current.txt"],
+    out: ["current.api"],
+    cmd: "$(location metalava) --no-banner -convert2xmlnostrip $(in) $(out)",
+}