diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 614164deb..39b73221c 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ func testApexContext(t *testing.T, bp string, handlers ...testCustomizer) (*andr
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_prebuilt_library_static", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(cc.PrebuiltStaticLibraryFactory))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_binary", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(cc.BinaryFactory))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_object", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(cc.ObjectFactory))
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_defaults", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(func() android.Module {
+		return cc.DefaultsFactory()
+	}))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_test", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(cc.TestFactory))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("llndk_library", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(cc.LlndkLibraryFactory))
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("vndk_prebuilt_shared", android.ModuleFactoryAdaptor(cc.VndkPrebuiltSharedFactory))
@@ -2586,6 +2589,40 @@ func TestApexWithAppImports(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureContains(t, copyCmds, "image.apex/priv-app/AppFooPrivPrebuilt/AppFooPrivPrebuilt.apk")
 }
 
+func TestApexPropertiesShouldBeDefaultable(t *testing.T) {
+	// libfoo's apex_available comes from cc_defaults
+	testApexError(t, `"myapex" .*: requires "libfoo" that is not available for the APEX`, `
+	apex {
+		name: "myapex",
+		key: "myapex.key",
+		native_shared_libs: ["libfoo"],
+	}
+
+	apex_key {
+		name: "myapex.key",
+		public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+		private_key: "testkey.pem",
+	}
+
+	apex {
+		name: "otherapex",
+		key: "myapex.key",
+		native_shared_libs: ["libfoo"],
+	}
+
+	cc_defaults {
+		name: "libfoo-defaults",
+		apex_available: ["otherapex"],
+	}
+
+	cc_library {
+		name: "libfoo",
+		defaults: ["libfoo-defaults"],
+		stl: "none",
+		system_shared_libs: [],
+	}`)
+}
+
 func TestApexAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	// libfoo is not available to myapex, but only to otherapex
 	testApexError(t, "requires \"libfoo\" that is not available for the APEX", `
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 840fe24d6..40e0fcaa0 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -719,11 +719,9 @@ func (c *Module) Init() android.Module {
 		}
 	})
 	android.InitAndroidArchModule(c, c.hod, c.multilib)
-
-	android.InitDefaultableModule(c)
-
 	android.InitApexModule(c)
 	android.InitSdkAwareModule(c)
+	android.InitDefaultableModule(c)
 
 	return c
 }
@@ -2469,10 +2467,10 @@ func DefaultsFactory(props ...interface{}) android.Module {
 		&PgoProperties{},
 		&XomProperties{},
 		&android.ProtoProperties{},
+		&android.ApexProperties{},
 	)
 
 	android.InitDefaultsModule(module)
-	android.InitApexModule(module)
 
 	return module
 }
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 9bbdff74c..9f68c42b5 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1684,9 +1684,9 @@ func LibraryFactory() android.Module {
 		&module.Module.dexpreoptProperties,
 		&module.Module.protoProperties)
 
-	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported)
 	android.InitApexModule(module)
 	android.InitSdkAwareModule(module)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -1708,8 +1708,8 @@ func LibraryHostFactory() android.Module {
 
 	module.Module.properties.Installable = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 
-	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostSupported)
 	android.InitApexModule(module)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostSupported)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -2135,9 +2135,9 @@ func ImportFactory() android.Module {
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 
 	android.InitPrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties.Jars)
-	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported)
 	android.InitApexModule(module)
 	android.InitSdkAwareModule(module)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -2152,8 +2152,8 @@ func ImportFactoryHost() android.Module {
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 
 	android.InitPrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties.Jars)
-	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostSupported)
 	android.InitApexModule(module)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostSupported)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -2264,8 +2264,8 @@ func DexImportFactory() android.Module {
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 
 	android.InitPrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties.Jars)
-	InitJavaModule(module, android.DeviceSupported)
 	android.InitApexModule(module)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.DeviceSupported)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -2331,10 +2331,10 @@ func DefaultsFactory(props ...interface{}) android.Module {
 		&AARImportProperties{},
 		&sdkLibraryProperties{},
 		&DexImportProperties{},
+		&android.ApexProperties{},
 	)
 
 	android.InitDefaultsModule(module)
-	android.InitApexModule(module)
 	return module
 }