diff --git a/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh b/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
index 45efc10..2a92959 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@
 set -ex
 
 function finalize_vintf_resources() {
+    if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
+        echo "No argument or '--steps_for_build_test_only' is allowed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
+        if [ "$1" == "--steps_for_build_test_only" ]; then
+            echo "This is only to verify building a target."
+            echo "Skip LLNDK ABI dump and VINTF check."
+            local build_test_only=true
+        else
+            echo "Unknown argument $1"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
     # environment needed to build dependencies and run scripts
@@ -26,18 +41,21 @@
     # system/sepolicy
     "$top/system/sepolicy/tools/finalize-vintf-resources.sh" "$top" "$FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL"
 
-    create_new_compat_matrix_and_kernel_configs
+    create_new_compat_matrix_and_kernel_configs $build_test_only
 
     # pre-finalization build target (trunk)
     local aidl_m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode"
     AIDL_TRANSITIVE_FREEZE=true $aidl_m aidl-freeze-api create_reference_dumps
 
-    # Generate LLNDK ABI dumps
-    # This command depends on ANDROID_BUILD_TOP
-    "$ANDROID_HOST_OUT/bin/create_reference_dumps" -release "$TARGET_RELEASE" --build-variant "$TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT" --lib-variant LLNDK
+    if ! [ "$build_test_only" = "true" ]; then
+        # Generate LLNDK ABI dumps
+        # This command depends on ANDROID_BUILD_TOP
+        "$ANDROID_HOST_OUT/bin/create_reference_dumps" -release "$TARGET_RELEASE" --build-variant "$TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT" --lib-variant LLNDK
+    fi
 }
 
 function create_new_compat_matrix_and_kernel_configs() {
+    local build_test_only=$1
     # The compatibility matrix versions are bumped during vFRC
     # These will change every time we have a new vFRC
     local CURRENT_COMPATIBILITY_MATRIX_LEVEL="$FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL"
@@ -53,10 +71,12 @@
 
     "$top/prebuilts/build-tools/path/linux-x86/python3" "$top/hardware/interfaces/compatibility_matrices/bump.py" "$CURRENT_COMPATIBILITY_MATRIX_LEVEL" "$NEXT_COMPATIBILITY_MATRIX_LEVEL" "$CURRENT_RELEASE_LETTER" "$NEXT_RELEASE_LETTER" "$FINAL_CORRESPONDING_PLATFORM_VERSION"
 
-    # Freeze the current framework manifest file. This relies on the
-    # aosp_cf_x86_64-trunk_staging build target to get the right manifest
-    # fragments installed.
-    "$top/system/libhidl/vintfdata/freeze.sh" "$CURRENT_COMPATIBILITY_MATRIX_LEVEL"
+    if ! [ "$build_test_only" = "true" ]; then
+        # Freeze the current framework manifest file. This relies on the
+        # aosp_cf_x86_64-trunk_staging build target to get the right manifest
+        # fragments installed.
+        "$top/system/libhidl/vintfdata/freeze.sh" "$CURRENT_COMPATIBILITY_MATRIX_LEVEL"
+    fi
 }
 
 function freeze_framework_manifest() {
@@ -65,5 +85,5 @@
 }
 
 
-finalize_vintf_resources
+finalize_vintf_resources $@