diff --git a/cmds/content/Android.mk b/cmds/content/Android.mk
index 33fd664c85352..a3d83cf8848ac 100644
--- a/cmds/content/Android.mk
+++ b/cmds/content/Android.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-subdir-java-files)
+
 LOCAL_MODULE := content
+
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+
 include $(BUILD_JAVA_LIBRARY)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)