diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index 515c14799..b3239ba93 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ func (a *AARImport) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	extractedAARDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "aar")
 	a.classpathFile = extractedAARDir.Join(ctx, "classes-combined.jar")
 	a.manifest = extractedAARDir.Join(ctx, "AndroidManifest.xml")
-	aarRTxt := extractedAARDir.Join(ctx, "R.txt")
+	a.rTxt = extractedAARDir.Join(ctx, "R.txt")
 	a.assetsPackage = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "assets.zip")
 	a.proguardFlags = extractedAARDir.Join(ctx, "proguard.txt")
 	android.SetProvider(ctx, ProguardSpecInfoProvider, ProguardSpecInfo{
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ func (a *AARImport) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:        unzipAAR,
 		Input:       a.aarPath,
-		Outputs:     android.WritablePaths{a.classpathFile, a.proguardFlags, a.manifest, a.assetsPackage, aarRTxt},
+		Outputs:     android.WritablePaths{a.classpathFile, a.proguardFlags, a.manifest, a.assetsPackage, a.rTxt},
 		Description: "unzip AAR",
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"outDir":             extractedAARDir.String(),
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ func (a *AARImport) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 
 	a.exportPackage = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "package-res.apk")
 	proguardOptionsFile := android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, "proguard.options")
-	a.rTxt = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "R.txt")
+	aaptRTxt := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "R.txt")
 	a.extraAaptPackagesFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "extra_packages")
 
 	var linkDeps android.Paths
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ func (a *AARImport) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	}
 
 	transitiveAssets := android.ReverseSliceInPlace(staticDeps.assets())
-	aapt2Link(ctx, a.exportPackage, nil, proguardOptionsFile, a.rTxt,
+	aapt2Link(ctx, a.exportPackage, nil, proguardOptionsFile, aaptRTxt,
 		linkFlags, linkDeps, nil, overlayRes, transitiveAssets, nil, nil)
 
 	a.rJar = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "busybox/R.jar")