diff --git a/common/layoutlib_api/Android.mk b/common/layoutlib_api/Android.mk
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+++ b/common/layoutlib_api/Android.mk
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+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+LOCAL_PREBUILT_JAVA_LIBRARIES := \
+	layoutlib_api-prebuilt$(COMMON_JAVA_PACKAGE_SUFFIX)
+
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+
+include $(BUILD_HOST_PREBUILT)
diff --git a/common/layoutlib_api/MODULE_LICENSE_APL b/common/layoutlib_api/MODULE_LICENSE_APL
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+++ b/common/layoutlib_api/MODULE_LICENSE_APL
diff --git a/common/layoutlib_api/PREBUILT b/common/layoutlib_api/PREBUILT
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+++ b/common/layoutlib_api/PREBUILT
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+The object in this prebuilt directory can be rebuilt from
+	platform/sdk/layoutlib_api/
+
+From: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/sdk.git;a=commit;h=90256ae4056324ba5d8ef8fcd59de99f68b059a4
diff --git a/common/layoutlib_api/layoutlib_api-prebuilt.jar b/common/layoutlib_api/layoutlib_api-prebuilt.jar
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+++ b/common/layoutlib_api/layoutlib_api-prebuilt.jar
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