diff --git a/makedeps/deps.go b/makedeps/deps.go
index e64e6f788..db4953259 100644
--- a/makedeps/deps.go
+++ b/makedeps/deps.go
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ func Parse(filename string, r io.Reader) (*Deps, error) {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%sunsupported variable expansion: %v", pos(node), x.Target.Dump())
 			}
 			outputs := x.Target.Words()
-			if len(outputs) == 0 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%smissing output: %v", pos(node), x)
+			if len(outputs) > 0 {
+				ret.Output = outputs[0].Value(nil)
+			} else {
+				// TODO(b/141372861): put this back
+				//return nil, fmt.Errorf("%smissing output: %v", pos(node), x)
 			}
-			ret.Output = outputs[0].Value(nil)
 
 			if !x.Prerequisites.Const() {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%sunsupported variable expansion: %v", pos(node), x.Prerequisites.Dump())
diff --git a/makedeps/deps_test.go b/makedeps/deps_test.go
index a32df650e..ac2f6996a 100644
--- a/makedeps/deps_test.go
+++ b/makedeps/deps_test.go
@@ -147,6 +147,20 @@ b: e`,
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			// TODO(b/141372861): remove this
+			// AIDL produces a dep file with no output file for a parcelable (b/
+			name: "AIDL parcelable",
+			input: ` : \
+  frameworks/base/tests/net/integration/src/com/android/server/net/integrationtests/HttpResponse.aidl
+`,
+			output: Deps{
+				Output: "",
+				Inputs: []string{
+					"frameworks/base/tests/net/integration/src/com/android/server/net/integrationtests/HttpResponse.aidl",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {