diff --git a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
index 7d8a9f7bb..e92e6e68f 100644
--- a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func (b *BootclasspathFragmentModule) configuredJars(ctx android.ModuleContext)
 		// So ignore it even if it is not in PRODUCT_APEX_BOOT_JARS.
 		// TODO(b/202896428): Add better way to handle this.
 		_, unknown = android.RemoveFromList("android.car-module", unknown)
-		if len(unknown) > 0 {
+		if isActiveModule(ctx.Module()) && len(unknown) > 0 {
 			ctx.ModuleErrorf("%s in contents must also be declared in PRODUCT_APEX_BOOT_JARS", unknown)
 		}
 	}