diff --git a/core/soong_android_app_set.mk b/core/soong_android_app_set.mk
index e84371ca6..e0a863256 100644
--- a/core/soong_android_app_set.mk
+++ b/core/soong_android_app_set.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,17 @@ LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD := unzip -qo -j -d $(dir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)) \
 $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE): PRIVATE_POST_INSTALL_CMD := $(LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD)
 PACKAGES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).OVERRIDES := $(strip $(LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES))
 
-SOONG_ALREADY_CONV := $(SOONG_ALREADY_CONV) $(LOCAL_MODULE)
+# android_app_set modules are always presigned
+PACKAGES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).CERTIFICATE := PRESIGNED
+PACKAGES := $(PACKAGES) $(LOCAL_MODULE)
+
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_STEM),)
+  PACKAGES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).STEM := $(LOCAL_MODULE_STEM)
+else
+  PACKAGES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).STEM := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
+endif
+
+# Set a actual_partition_tag (calculated in base_rules.mk) for the package.
+PACKAGES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).PARTITION := $(actual_partition_tag)
+
+SOONG_ALREADY_CONV += $(LOCAL_MODULE)