diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 9aa6480..2ec7d36 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -4191,6 +4191,19 @@
     return kLdConfigVndkLiteFilePath;
   }
 
+  // Use generated linker config if flag is set
+  // TODO(b/138920271) Do not check property once it is confirmed as stable
+  // TODO(b/139638519) This file should also cover legacy or vndk-lite config
+  if (android::base::GetProperty("ro.vndk.version", "") != "" &&
+      android::base::GetBoolProperty("sys.linker.use_generated_config", true)) {
+    if (file_exists(kLdGeneratedConfigFilePath)) {
+      return kLdGeneratedConfigFilePath;
+    } else {
+      DL_WARN("Warning: failed to find generated linker configuration from \"%s\"",
+              kLdGeneratedConfigFilePath);
+    }
+  }
+
   std::string ld_config_file_vndk = kLdConfigFilePath;
   size_t insert_pos = ld_config_file_vndk.find_last_of('.');
   if (insert_pos == std::string::npos) {
@@ -4210,13 +4223,6 @@
   }
 #endif
 
-  // Use generated linker config if flag is set
-  // TODO(b/138920271) Do not check property once it is confirmed as stable
-  if (android::base::GetBoolProperty("sys.linker.use_generated_config", false) &&
-      file_exists(kLdGeneratedConfigFilePath)) {
-    return kLdGeneratedConfigFilePath;
-  }
-
   std::string path = get_ld_config_file_apex_path(executable_path);
   if (!path.empty()) {
     if (file_exists(path.c_str())) {