diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index a62f76c..27f111d 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@
     # If PLATFORM_VNDK_VERSION has a CODENAME, it will return
     # __ANDROID_API_FUTURE__.
     my_api_level := $(call codename-or-sdk-to-sdk,$(PLATFORM_VNDK_VERSION))
+  else
+    # Build with current BOARD_VNDK_VERSION.
+    my_api_level := $(call codename-or-sdk-to-sdk,$(BOARD_VNDK_VERSION))
   endif
   my_cflags += -D__ANDROID_VNDK__
 endif
diff --git a/core/board_config.mk b/core/board_config.mk
index b9b4dc2..9c3bab6 100644
--- a/core/board_config.mk
+++ b/core/board_config.mk
@@ -580,9 +580,8 @@
 
 ifdef BOARD_VNDK_VERSION
   ifneq ($(BOARD_VNDK_VERSION),current)
-    $(error BOARD_VNDK_VERSION: Only "current" is implemented)
+    $(call check_vndk_version,$(BOARD_VNDK_VERSION))
   endif
-
   TARGET_VENDOR_TEST_SUFFIX := /vendor
 else
   TARGET_VENDOR_TEST_SUFFIX :=