diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 543749983..1ac7444a5 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -1345,6 +1345,7 @@ func (d *Droidstubs) stubsFlags(ctx android.ModuleContext, cmd *android.RuleBuil
 		cmd.FlagWithArg("--doc-stubs ", stubsDir.String())
 	} else {
 		cmd.FlagWithArg("--stubs ", stubsDir.String())
+		cmd.Flag("--exclude-documentation-from-stubs")
 	}
 }