diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/animation/AnimatorInflater_Delegate.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/animation/AnimatorInflater_Delegate.java
index d8a6ffc3f261a..4475fa4830152 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/animation/AnimatorInflater_Delegate.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/animation/AnimatorInflater_Delegate.java
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ public class AnimatorInflater_Delegate {
     /*package*/ static ValueAnimator loadAnimator(Resources res, Theme theme,
             AttributeSet attrs, ValueAnimator anim, float pathErrorScale)
             throws NotFoundException {
-        return anim;
+        return AnimatorInflater.loadAnimator_Original(res, theme, attrs, anim, pathErrorScale);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/DelegateClassAdapter.java b/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/DelegateClassAdapter.java
index 3d89c68b06aec..ae4a57d8eea4e 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/DelegateClassAdapter.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/DelegateClassAdapter.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public class DelegateClassAdapter extends ClassVisitor {
         //   The implementation of this 'delegate' method is done in layoutlib_bridge.
 
         int accessDelegate = access;
+        access = access & ~Opcodes.ACC_PRIVATE;  // If private, make it package protected.
 
         MethodVisitor mwOriginal = super.visitMethod(access, name + ORIGINAL_SUFFIX,
                                                      desc, signature, exceptions);