diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 3892204..c3ed00f 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -623,6 +623,13 @@
 HISTORICAL_SDK_VERSIONS_ROOT := $(TOPDIR)prebuilts/sdk
 HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT := $(TOPDIR)prebuilts/ndk
 
+# The path where app can reference the support library resources.
+ifdef TARGET_BUILD_APPS
+SUPPORT_LIBRARY_ROOT := $(HISTORICAL_SDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/current/support
+else
+SUPPORT_LIBRARY_ROOT := frameworks/support
+endif
+
 # Historical SDK version N is stored in $(HISTORICAL_SDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/N.
 # The 'current' version is whatever this source tree is.
 #
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 73b8780..66993e7 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 else
   # For platform build, we can't just raise to the "current" SDK,
   # that would break apps that use APIs removed from the current SDK.
-  my_support_library_sdk_raise := $(call java-lib-files,framework)
+  my_support_library_sdk_raise := $(call java-lib-files,$(TARGET_DEFAULT_JAVA_LIBRARIES))
 endif
 endif
 endif