diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 9833a4a..381d9a5 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@
 LOCAL_HAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_NO_SYNTAX_CHECK:=
 LOCAL_NO_STATIC_ANALYZER:=
-LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX:=
+LOCAL_32BIT_ONLY:= # '',true
+LOCAL_NO_2ND_ARCH:= # '',true
 
 # Trim MAKEFILE_LIST so that $(call my-dir) doesn't need to
 # iterate over thousands of entries every time.
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 96ff445..eb462a3 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@
 define transform-o-to-executable
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target Executable: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(transform-o-to-executable-inner)
+$($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)transform-o-to-executable-inner)
 endef
 
 
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@
 define transform-o-to-static-executable
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target StaticExecutable: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(transform-o-to-static-executable-inner)
+$($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)transform-o-to-static-executable-inner)
 endef
 
 
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 7926386..2fba82d 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
 $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/obj_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH)
 $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES := $($(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES)/lib
 $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(TARGET_OUT)/lib
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES := $(TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES)
 
 TARGET_OUT_DATA := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_DATA)
 TARGET_OUT_DATA_EXECUTABLES := $(TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES)
diff --git a/core/executable.mk b/core/executable.mk
index f35ebcc..baa6a74 100644
--- a/core/executable.mk
+++ b/core/executable.mk
@@ -1,69 +1,13 @@
-###########################################################
-## Standard rules for building an executable file.
-##
-## Additional inputs from base_rules.make:
-## None.
-###########################################################
+# We don't automatically set up rules to build executables for both
+# TARGET_ARCH and TARGET_2ND_ARCH.
+# By default, an executable is built for TARGET_ARCH.
+# To build it for TARGET_2ND_ARCH in a 64bit product, use "LOCAL_32BIT_ONLY := true".
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
-LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX)),)
-LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX := $(TARGET_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-endif
-
-$(call target-executable-hook)
-
-skip_build_from_source :=
-ifdef LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE
-ifeq (,$(call if-build-from-source,$(LOCAL_MODULE),$(LOCAL_PATH)))
-include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
-skip_build_from_source := true
-endif
-endif
-
-ifndef skip_build_from_source
-
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dynamic_binary.mk
-
-# Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
-my_target_global_ld_dirs := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS)
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_CLANG),true)
-my_target_global_ldflags := $(CLANG_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)
+ifeq ($(TARGET_IS_64_BIT)|$(LOCAL_32BIT_ONLY),true|true)
+LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)
 else
-my_target_global_ldflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)
-endif
-my_target_fdo_lib := $(TARGET_FDO_LIB)
-my_target_libgcc := $(TARGET_LIBGCC)
-my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o := $(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)
-my_target_crtbegin_static_o := $(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)
-my_target_crtend_o := $(TARGET_CRTEND_O)
-ifdef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
-# Make sure the prebuilt NDK paths are put ahead of the TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS,
-# so we don't have race condition when the system libraries (such as libc, libstdc++) are also built in the tree.
-my_target_global_ld_dirs := \
-    $(addprefix -L, $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(my_ndk_stl_shared_lib_fullpath))) \
-    $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib) \
-    $(my_target_global_ld_dirs)
-my_target_global_ldflags := $(my_ndk_stl_shared_lib) $(my_target_global_ldflags)
-my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/crtbegin_dynamic.o)
-my_target_crtbegin_static_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/crtbegin_static.o)
-my_target_crtend_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/crtend_android.o)
-endif
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS := $(my_target_global_ld_dirs)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS := $(my_target_global_ldflags)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB := $(my_target_fdo_lib)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC := $(my_target_libgcc)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_static_o)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O := $(my_target_crtend_o)
-
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
-$(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_static_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(my_target_crtend_o)
-	$(transform-o-to-static-executable)
-else
-$(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(my_target_crtend_o)
-	$(transform-o-to-executable)
+LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX :=
 endif
 
-endif  # skip_build_from_source
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/executable_internal.mk
+LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX :=
diff --git a/core/executable_internal.mk b/core/executable_internal.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a573f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/executable_internal.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+###########################################################
+## Standard rules for building an executable file.
+##
+## Additional inputs from base_rules.make:
+## None.
+###########################################################
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
+endif
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX)),)
+LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX := $(TARGET_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+endif
+
+$(call target-executable-hook)
+
+skip_build_from_source :=
+ifdef LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE
+ifeq (,$(call if-build-from-source,$(LOCAL_MODULE),$(LOCAL_PATH)))
+include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
+skip_build_from_source := true
+endif
+endif
+
+ifndef skip_build_from_source
+
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dynamic_binary.mk
+
+# Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
+my_target_global_ld_dirs := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS)
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_CLANG),true)
+my_target_global_ldflags := $(CLANG_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)
+else
+my_target_global_ldflags := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)
+endif
+my_target_fdo_lib := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_FDO_LIB)
+my_target_libgcc := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LIBGCC)
+my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)
+my_target_crtbegin_static_o := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)
+my_target_crtend_o := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_CRTEND_O)
+ifdef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
+# Make sure the prebuilt NDK paths are put ahead of the TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS,
+# so we don't have race condition when the system libraries (such as libc, libstdc++) are also built in the tree.
+my_target_global_ld_dirs := \
+    $(addprefix -L, $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(my_ndk_stl_shared_lib_fullpath))) \
+    $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib) \
+    $(my_target_global_ld_dirs)
+my_target_global_ldflags := $(my_ndk_stl_shared_lib) $(my_target_global_ldflags)
+my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/crtbegin_dynamic.o)
+my_target_crtbegin_static_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/crtbegin_static.o)
+my_target_crtend_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/crtend_android.o)
+endif
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS := $(my_target_global_ld_dirs)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS := $(my_target_global_ldflags)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB := $(my_target_fdo_lib)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC := $(my_target_libgcc)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_static_o)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O := $(my_target_crtend_o)
+
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
+$(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_static_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(my_target_crtend_o)
+	$(transform-o-to-static-executable)
+else
+$(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(my_target_crtend_o)
+	$(transform-o-to-executable)
+endif
+
+endif  # skip_build_from_source
diff --git a/core/raw_static_library.mk b/core/raw_static_library.mk
index f7b11ef..14a404d 100644
--- a/core/raw_static_library.mk
+++ b/core/raw_static_library.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
 LOCAL_RAW_STATIC_LIBRARY:=true
 
-include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
-
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_library_internal.mk
diff --git a/core/shared_library.mk b/core/shared_library.mk
index d0d1a51..b3e319f 100644
--- a/core/shared_library.mk
+++ b/core/shared_library.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+ifneq ($(TARGET_IS_64_BIT)|$(LOCAL_32BIT_ONLY),true|true)
+# Build for TARGET_ARCH
+LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX :=
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shared_library_internal.mk
+endif
 
 ifdef TARGET_2ND_ARCH
-
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_2ND_ARCH),true)
+# Build for TARGET_2ND_ARCH
 OVERRIDE_BUILT_MODULE_PATH :=
 LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE :=
 LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE :=
@@ -14,4 +19,5 @@
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shared_library_internal.mk
 LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX :=
 
-endif
+endif # LOCAL_NO_2ND_ARCH
+endif # TARGET_2ND_ARCH
diff --git a/core/static_library.mk b/core/static_library.mk
index 2313553..747db81 100644
--- a/core/static_library.mk
+++ b/core/static_library.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+ifneq ($(TARGET_IS_64_BIT)|$(LOCAL_32BIT_ONLY),true|true)
+# Build for TARGET_ARCH
+LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX :=
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_library_internal.mk
+endif
 
 ifdef TARGET_2ND_ARCH
-
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_2ND_ARCH),true)
+# Build for TARGET_2ND_ARCH
 OVERRIDE_BUILT_MODULE_PATH :=
 LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE :=
 LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE :=
@@ -14,4 +19,5 @@
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_library_internal.mk
 LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX :=
 
-endif
+endif # LOCAL_NO_2ND_ARCH
+endif # TARGET_2ND_ARCH