diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index 57899cd53..95f880353 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -295,46 +295,47 @@ func archMutator(mctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !module.base().ArchSpecific() {
+	base := module.base()
+
+	if !base.ArchSpecific() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	osClasses := module.base().OsClassSupported()
+	osClasses := base.OsClassSupported()
 
 	var moduleTargets []Target
 	primaryModules := make(map[int]bool)
 
 	for _, class := range osClasses {
-		targets := mctx.Config().Targets[class]
-		if len(targets) == 0 {
+		classTargets := mctx.Config().Targets[class]
+		if len(classTargets) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		var multilib string
-		switch class {
-		case Device:
-			multilib = String(module.base().commonProperties.Target.Android.Compile_multilib)
-		case Host, HostCross:
-			multilib = String(module.base().commonProperties.Target.Host.Compile_multilib)
-		}
-		if multilib == "" {
-			multilib = String(module.base().commonProperties.Compile_multilib)
-		}
-		if multilib == "" {
-			multilib = module.base().commonProperties.Default_multilib
-		}
-		var prefer32 bool
-		switch class {
-		case Device:
-			prefer32 = mctx.Config().DevicePrefer32BitExecutables()
-		case HostCross:
-			// Windows builds always prefer 32-bit
-			prefer32 = true
-		}
 		// only the primary arch in the recovery partition
 		if module.InstallInRecovery() {
-			targets = []Target{mctx.Config().Targets[Device][0]}
+			classTargets = []Target{mctx.Config().Targets[Device][0]}
 		}
-		targets, err := decodeMultilib(multilib, targets, prefer32)
+
+		var multilib string
+		switch class {
+		case Device:
+			multilib = String(base.commonProperties.Target.Android.Compile_multilib)
+		case Host, HostCross:
+			multilib = String(base.commonProperties.Target.Host.Compile_multilib)
+		}
+		if multilib == "" {
+			multilib = String(base.commonProperties.Compile_multilib)
+		}
+		if multilib == "" {
+			multilib = base.commonProperties.Default_multilib
+		}
+
+		prefer32 := false
+		if base.prefer32 != nil {
+			prefer32 = base.prefer32(mctx, base, class)
+		}
+
+		targets, err := decodeMultilib(multilib, classTargets, prefer32)
 		if err != nil {
 			mctx.ModuleErrorf("%s", err.Error())
 		}
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ func archMutator(mctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	}
 
 	if len(moduleTargets) == 0 {
-		module.base().commonProperties.Enabled = boolPtr(false)
+		base.commonProperties.Enabled = boolPtr(false)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 92b11ed0d..01766b447 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ type ModuleBase struct {
 
 	// For tests
 	buildParams []BuildParams
+
+	prefer32 func(ctx BaseModuleContext, base *ModuleBase, class OsClass) bool
 }
 
 func (a *ModuleBase) AddProperties(props ...interface{}) {
@@ -456,6 +458,10 @@ func (a *ModuleBase) BuildParamsForTests() []BuildParams {
 	return a.buildParams
 }
 
+func (a *ModuleBase) Prefer32(prefer32 func(ctx BaseModuleContext, base *ModuleBase, class OsClass) bool) {
+	a.prefer32 = prefer32
+}
+
 // Name returns the name of the module.  It may be overridden by individual module types, for
 // example prebuilts will prepend prebuilt_ to the name.
 func (a *ModuleBase) Name() string {
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index d31a38adc..d04485d71 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ func (c *Module) Init() android.Module {
 		c.AddProperties(feature.props()...)
 	}
 
+	c.Prefer32(func(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, base *android.ModuleBase, class android.OsClass) bool {
+		switch class {
+		case android.Device:
+			return ctx.Config().DevicePrefer32BitExecutables()
+		case android.HostCross:
+			// Windows builds always prefer 32-bit
+			return true
+		default:
+			return false
+		}
+	})
 	android.InitAndroidArchModule(c, c.hod, c.multilib)
 
 	android.InitDefaultableModule(c)
diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 29f5597a9..35fb96f78 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func AndroidLibraryFactory() android.Module {
 
 	module.androidLibraryProperties.BuildAAR = true
 
-	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.DeviceSupported)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ type AARImportProperties struct {
 
 type AARImport struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
+	android.DefaultableModuleBase
 	prebuilt android.Prebuilt
 
 	properties AARImportProperties
@@ -555,6 +556,6 @@ func AARImportFactory() android.Module {
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 
 	android.InitPrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties.Aars)
-	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.DeviceSupported)
 	return module
 }
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index f8bef1ce8..dc5296d17 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ func AndroidAppFactory() android.Module {
 		&module.aaptProperties,
 		&module.appProperties)
 
+	module.Prefer32(func(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, base *android.ModuleBase, class android.OsClass) bool {
+		return class == android.Device && ctx.Config().DevicePrefer32BitApps()
+	})
+
 	InitJavaModule(module, android.DeviceSupported)
 	return module
 }
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 8b354d91d..b4b8feb23 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1493,7 +1493,6 @@ func TestFactory() android.Module {
 	module.Module.properties.Installable = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 
 	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported)
-	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -1508,7 +1507,6 @@ func TestHostFactory() android.Module {
 	module.Module.properties.Installable = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 
 	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostSupported)
-	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -1624,6 +1622,7 @@ type ImportProperties struct {
 
 type Import struct {
 	android.ModuleBase
+	android.DefaultableModuleBase
 	prebuilt android.Prebuilt
 
 	properties ImportProperties
@@ -1752,7 +1751,7 @@ func ImportFactory() android.Module {
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 
 	android.InitPrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties.Jars)
-	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostAndDeviceSupported)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -1762,7 +1761,7 @@ func ImportFactoryHost() android.Module {
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 
 	android.InitPrebuiltModule(module, &module.properties.Jars)
-	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.HostSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.HostSupported)
 	return module
 }
 
@@ -1792,6 +1791,13 @@ func DefaultsFactory(props ...interface{}) android.Module {
 		&CompilerProperties{},
 		&CompilerDeviceProperties{},
 		&android.ProtoProperties{},
+		&aaptProperties{},
+		&androidLibraryProperties{},
+		&appProperties{},
+		&appTestProperties{},
+		&ImportProperties{},
+		&AARImportProperties{},
+		&sdkLibraryProperties{},
 	)
 
 	android.InitDefaultsModule(module)
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 3e6908bde..a8c3b118a 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -691,7 +691,6 @@ func sdkLibraryFactory() android.Module {
 	module := &sdkLibrary{}
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 	module.AddProperties(&module.deviceProperties)
-	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibCommon)
-	android.InitDefaultableModule(module)
+	InitJavaModule(module, android.DeviceSupported)
 	return module
 }