diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 5d4c5c1a3e5df..d92809a9ab7e5 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ LOCAL_DROIDDOC_CUSTOM_ASSET_DIR:=assets-sdk
 
 include $(BUILD_DROIDDOC)
 
+# explicitly specify that online-sdk depends on framework-res.
+$(full_target): framework-res-package-target
 
 # ==== docs that have all of the stuff that's @hidden =======================
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
diff --git a/core/res/Android.mk b/core/res/Android.mk
index cb5524a6dc30b..78cb86dd90274 100644
--- a/core/res/Android.mk
+++ b/core/res/Android.mk
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
 LOCAL_EXPORT_PACKAGE_RESOURCES := true
 
 include $(BUILD_PACKAGE)
+
+# define a global intermediate target that other module may depend on.
+.PHONY: framework-res-package-target
+framework-res-package-target: $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)