diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 85376e0..66ae191 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -3526,7 +3526,14 @@
 
   std::string error_msg;
 
-  const char* config_file = file_exists(kLdConfigArchFilePath) ? kLdConfigArchFilePath : kLdConfigFilePath;
+  std::string ld_config_vndk = kLdConfigFilePath;
+  size_t insert_pos = ld_config_vndk.find_last_of(".");
+  if (insert_pos == std::string::npos) {
+    insert_pos = ld_config_vndk.length();
+  }
+  ld_config_vndk.insert(insert_pos, Config::get_vndk_version_string('.'));
+  const char* ld_config_txt = file_exists(ld_config_vndk.c_str()) ? ld_config_vndk.c_str() : kLdConfigFilePath;
+  const char* config_file = file_exists(kLdConfigArchFilePath) ? kLdConfigArchFilePath : ld_config_txt;
 #ifdef USE_LD_CONFIG_FILE
   // This is a debugging/testing only feature. Must not be available on
   // production builds.