diff --git a/core/aapt2.mk b/core/aapt2.mk
index ccc453576..e34b09b3b 100644
--- a/core/aapt2.mk
+++ b/core/aapt2.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ my_generated_resources_flata :=
 ifneq ($(my_generated_res_dirs),)
 my_generated_resources_flata := $(my_compiled_res_base_dir)/gen_res.flata
 $(my_generated_resources_flata): PRIVATE_SOURCE_RES_DIRS := $(my_generated_res_dirs)
-$(my_generated_resources_flata) : $(my_generated_res_dirs_deps)
+$(my_generated_resources_flata) : $(my_generated_res_dirs_deps) $(AAPT2)
 	@echo "AAPT2 compile $@ <- $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_RES_DIRS)"
 	$(call aapt2-compile-resource-dirs)