diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 49a7ff3..ba63613 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -447,12 +447,13 @@
 }
 
 type PathDeps struct {
-	DyLibs          RustLibraries
-	RLibs           RustLibraries
-	LibDeps         android.Paths
-	WholeStaticLibs android.Paths
-	ProcMacros      RustLibraries
-	AfdoProfiles    android.Paths
+	DyLibs        RustLibraries
+	RLibs         RustLibraries
+	SharedLibs    android.Paths
+	SharedLibDeps android.Paths
+	StaticLibs    android.Paths
+	ProcMacros    RustLibraries
+	AfdoProfiles  android.Paths
 
 	// depFlags and depLinkFlags are rustc and linker (clang) flags.
 	depFlags     []string
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@
 	// linkDirs are link paths passed via -L to rustc. linkObjects are objects passed directly to the linker.
 	// Both of these are exported and propagate to dependencies.
 	linkDirs    []string
-	linkObjects android.Paths
+	linkObjects []string
 
 	// Used by bindgen modules which call clang
 	depClangFlags         []string
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@
 
 type exportedFlagsProducer interface {
 	exportLinkDirs(...string)
-	exportLinkObjects(...android.Path)
+	exportLinkObjects(...string)
 }
 
 type xref interface {
@@ -533,27 +534,21 @@
 
 type flagExporter struct {
 	linkDirs    []string
-	linkObjects android.Paths
-	libDeps     android.Paths
+	linkObjects []string
 }
 
 func (flagExporter *flagExporter) exportLinkDirs(dirs ...string) {
 	flagExporter.linkDirs = android.FirstUniqueStrings(append(flagExporter.linkDirs, dirs...))
 }
 
-func (flagExporter *flagExporter) exportLinkObjects(flags ...android.Path) {
-	flagExporter.linkObjects = android.FirstUniquePaths(append(flagExporter.linkObjects, flags...))
-}
-
-func (flagExporter *flagExporter) exportLibDeps(paths ...android.Path) {
-	flagExporter.libDeps = android.FirstUniquePaths(append(flagExporter.libDeps, paths...))
+func (flagExporter *flagExporter) exportLinkObjects(flags ...string) {
+	flagExporter.linkObjects = android.FirstUniqueStrings(append(flagExporter.linkObjects, flags...))
 }
 
 func (flagExporter *flagExporter) setProvider(ctx ModuleContext) {
 	ctx.SetProvider(FlagExporterInfoProvider, FlagExporterInfo{
 		LinkDirs:    flagExporter.linkDirs,
 		LinkObjects: flagExporter.linkObjects,
-		LibDeps:     flagExporter.libDeps,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -566,8 +561,7 @@
 type FlagExporterInfo struct {
 	Flags       []string
 	LinkDirs    []string // TODO: this should be android.Paths
-	LinkObjects android.Paths
-	LibDeps     android.Paths
+	LinkObjects []string // TODO: this should be android.Paths
 }
 
 var FlagExporterInfoProvider = blueprint.NewProvider(FlagExporterInfo{})
@@ -1319,7 +1313,6 @@
 				depPaths.linkDirs = append(depPaths.linkDirs, exportedInfo.LinkDirs...)
 				depPaths.depFlags = append(depPaths.depFlags, exportedInfo.Flags...)
 				depPaths.linkObjects = append(depPaths.linkObjects, exportedInfo.LinkObjects...)
-				depPaths.LibDeps = append(depPaths.LibDeps, exportedInfo.LibDeps...)
 			}
 
 			if depTag == dylibDepTag || depTag == rlibDepTag || depTag == procMacroDepTag {
@@ -1375,7 +1368,6 @@
 						depPaths.depLinkFlags = append(depPaths.depLinkFlags, []string{"-Wl,--whole-archive", linkObject.Path().String(), "-Wl,--no-whole-archive"}...)
 					} else if libName, ok := libNameFromFilePath(linkObject.Path()); ok {
 						depPaths.depFlags = append(depPaths.depFlags, "-lstatic="+libName)
-						depPaths.WholeStaticLibs = append(depPaths.WholeStaticLibs, linkObject.Path())
 					} else {
 						ctx.ModuleErrorf("'%q' cannot be listed as a whole_static_library in Rust modules unless the output is prefixed by 'lib'", depName, ctx.ModuleName())
 					}
@@ -1383,7 +1375,7 @@
 
 				// Add this to linkObjects to pass the library directly to the linker as well. This propagates
 				// to dependencies to avoid having to redeclare static libraries for dependents of the dylib variant.
-				depPaths.linkObjects = append(depPaths.linkObjects, linkObject.AsPaths()...)
+				depPaths.linkObjects = append(depPaths.linkObjects, linkObject.String())
 				depPaths.linkDirs = append(depPaths.linkDirs, linkPath)
 
 				exportedInfo := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(dep, cc.FlagExporterInfoProvider).(cc.FlagExporterInfo)
@@ -1417,7 +1409,7 @@
 				linkPath = linkPathFromFilePath(linkObject.Path())
 
 				depPaths.linkDirs = append(depPaths.linkDirs, linkPath)
-				depPaths.linkObjects = append(depPaths.linkObjects, linkObject.AsPaths()...)
+				depPaths.linkObjects = append(depPaths.linkObjects, linkObject.String())
 				depPaths.depIncludePaths = append(depPaths.depIncludePaths, exportedInfo.IncludeDirs...)
 				depPaths.depSystemIncludePaths = append(depPaths.depSystemIncludePaths, exportedInfo.SystemIncludeDirs...)
 				depPaths.depClangFlags = append(depPaths.depClangFlags, exportedInfo.Flags...)
@@ -1443,9 +1435,7 @@
 			// Make sure these dependencies are propagated
 			if lib, ok := mod.compiler.(exportedFlagsProducer); ok && exportDep {
 				lib.exportLinkDirs(linkPath)
-				if linkObject.Valid() {
-					lib.exportLinkObjects(linkObject.Path())
-				}
+				lib.exportLinkObjects(linkObject.String())
 			}
 		} else {
 			switch {
@@ -1479,16 +1469,19 @@
 		procMacroDepFiles = append(procMacroDepFiles, RustLibrary{Path: dep.UnstrippedOutputFile(), CrateName: dep.CrateName()})
 	}
 
-	var libDepFiles android.Paths
+	var staticLibDepFiles android.Paths
 	for _, dep := range directStaticLibDeps {
-		libDepFiles = append(libDepFiles, dep.OutputFile().Path())
+		staticLibDepFiles = append(staticLibDepFiles, dep.OutputFile().Path())
 	}
 
+	var sharedLibFiles android.Paths
+	var sharedLibDepFiles android.Paths
 	for _, dep := range directSharedLibDeps {
+		sharedLibFiles = append(sharedLibFiles, dep.SharedLibrary)
 		if dep.TableOfContents.Valid() {
-			libDepFiles = append(libDepFiles, dep.TableOfContents.Path())
+			sharedLibDepFiles = append(sharedLibDepFiles, dep.TableOfContents.Path())
 		} else {
-			libDepFiles = append(libDepFiles, dep.SharedLibrary)
+			sharedLibDepFiles = append(sharedLibDepFiles, dep.SharedLibrary)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1504,13 +1497,15 @@
 
 	depPaths.RLibs = append(depPaths.RLibs, rlibDepFiles...)
 	depPaths.DyLibs = append(depPaths.DyLibs, dylibDepFiles...)
-	depPaths.LibDeps = append(depPaths.LibDeps, libDepFiles...)
+	depPaths.SharedLibs = append(depPaths.SharedLibs, sharedLibFiles...)
+	depPaths.SharedLibDeps = append(depPaths.SharedLibDeps, sharedLibDepFiles...)
+	depPaths.StaticLibs = append(depPaths.StaticLibs, staticLibDepFiles...)
 	depPaths.ProcMacros = append(depPaths.ProcMacros, procMacroDepFiles...)
 	depPaths.SrcDeps = append(depPaths.SrcDeps, srcProviderDepFiles...)
 
 	// Dedup exported flags from dependencies
 	depPaths.linkDirs = android.FirstUniqueStrings(depPaths.linkDirs)
-	depPaths.linkObjects = android.FirstUniquePaths(depPaths.linkObjects)
+	depPaths.linkObjects = android.FirstUniqueStrings(depPaths.linkObjects)
 	depPaths.depFlags = android.FirstUniqueStrings(depPaths.depFlags)
 	depPaths.depClangFlags = android.FirstUniqueStrings(depPaths.depClangFlags)
 	depPaths.depIncludePaths = android.FirstUniquePaths(depPaths.depIncludePaths)