diff --git a/Tethering/Android.bp b/Tethering/Android.bp
index e79986c4f6..8987b54477 100644
--- a/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -122,4 +122,5 @@ android_app {
     use_embedded_native_libs: true,
     // The permission configuration *must* be included to ensure security of the device
     required: ["NetworkPermissionConfig"],
+    apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
 }
diff --git a/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp b/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
index 5785707cb9..264ce440f5 100644
--- a/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ java_library {
     libs: [
         "android_system_stubs_current",
     ],
+
+    hostdex: true, // for hiddenapi check
+    visibility: [
+        "//frameworks/base/packages/Tethering:__subpackages__",
+        //TODO(b/147200698) remove below lines when the platform is built with stubs
+        "//frameworks/base",
+        "//frameworks/base/services",
+        "//frameworks/base/services/core",
+    ],
+    apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
 }
 
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