diff --git a/core/prebuilt.mk b/core/prebuilt.mk
index ba0e757..d3f9d1a 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt.mk
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 ifneq ($(my_module_multilib),both)
 my_skip_non_preferred_arch := true
 endif # $(my_module_multilib)
+# For apps, we don't want to set up the prebuilt apk rule twice even if "LOCAL_MULTILIB := both".
+ifeq (APPS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
+my_skip_non_preferred_arch := true
+endif
 endif # $(my_module_arch_supported)
 
 ifndef my_skip_non_preferred_arch