diff --git a/java/java_resources.go b/java/java_resources.go
index e02709d..fdc1590 100644
--- a/java/java_resources.go
+++ b/java/java_resources.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 }
 
 func ResourceDirsToJarArgs(ctx android.ModuleContext,
-	resourceDirs, excludeResourceDirs []string) (args []string, deps android.Paths) {
+	resourceDirs, excludeResourceDirs, excludeResourceFiles []string) (args []string, deps android.Paths) {
 	var excludeDirs []string
 	var excludeFiles []string
 
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	excludeFiles = append(excludeFiles, ctx.ExpandSources(excludeResourceFiles, nil).Strings()...)
+
 	excludeFiles = append(excludeFiles, resourceExcludes...)
 
 	for _, resourceDir := range resourceDirs {