diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 06a589c9b8f6f..566b36fc1aba2 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(ext_src_files)
 
 LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES := true
 LOCAL_JAVA_LIBRARIES := core
-
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 LOCAL_MODULE := ext
 
 LOCAL_NO_EMMA_INSTRUMENT := true