diff --git a/linker/linker_config.cpp b/linker/linker_config.cpp
index 46c91a3..85ea8d1 100644
--- a/linker/linker_config.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_config.cpp
@@ -408,8 +408,10 @@
       params.push_back({ "SDK_VER", buf });
     }
 
-    static std::string vndk = Config::get_vndk_version_string('-');
-    params.push_back({ "VNDK_VER", vndk });
+    static std::string vndk_ver = Config::get_vndk_version_string('-');
+    params.push_back({ "VNDK_VER", vndk_ver });
+    static std::string vndk_apex_ver = Config::get_vndk_version_string('v');
+    params.push_back({ "VNDK_APEX_VER", vndk_apex_ver });
 
     for (auto& path : paths) {
       format_string(&path, params);