diff --git a/tools/aapt2/jni/aapt2_jni.cpp b/tools/aapt2/jni/aapt2_jni.cpp
index b029b20bcf154..ce3d282e6f9be 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/jni/aapt2_jni.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/jni/aapt2_jni.cpp
@@ -77,20 +77,20 @@ static std::vector<StringPiece> extract_pieces(const std::vector<ScopedUtfChars>
   return pieces;
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_nativeCompile(
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_nativeCompile(
     JNIEnv *env, jclass aapt_obj, jobject arguments_obj) {
   std::vector<ScopedUtfChars> compile_args_jni =
       list_to_utfchars(env, arguments_obj);
   std::vector<StringPiece> compile_args = extract_pieces(compile_args_jni);
-  aapt::Compile(compile_args);
+  return aapt::Compile(compile_args);
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_nativeLink(
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_nativeLink(
     JNIEnv *env, jclass aapt_obj, jobject arguments_obj) {
   std::vector<ScopedUtfChars> link_args_jni =
       list_to_utfchars(env, arguments_obj);
   std::vector<StringPiece> link_args = extract_pieces(link_args_jni);
-  aapt::Link(link_args);
+  return aapt::Link(link_args);
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_ping(
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/jni/com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni.h b/tools/aapt2/jni/com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni.h
index 56c3c18e3a1ea..90150b4d731e9 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/jni/com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/jni/com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni.h
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_ping
 /*
  * Class:     com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni
  * Method:    nativeCompile
- * Signature: (Ljava/util/List;)V
+ * Signature: (Ljava/util/List;)I
  */
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_nativeCompile
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_nativeCompile
   (JNIEnv *, jclass, jobject);
 
 /*
  * Class:     com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni
  * Method:    nativeLink
- * Signature: (Ljava/util/List;)V
+ * Signature: (Ljava/util/List;)I
  */
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_nativeLink
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_android_tools_aapt2_Aapt2Jni_nativeLink
   (JNIEnv *, jclass, jobject);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus