diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp b/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
index 5b3164e3c1fd0..7d0291f643cf9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ android_app {
     static_libs: [
         "SystemUI-core",
     ],
+    resource_dirs: [],
 
     platform_apis: true,
     product_specific: true,