diff --git a/cc/object.go b/cc/object.go
index 1478908..3cc089c 100644
--- a/cc/object.go
+++ b/cc/object.go
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
 func (*objectLinker) linkerInit(ctx BaseModuleContext) {}
 
 func (object *objectLinker) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
+	if !ctx.noDefaultCompilerFlags() && ctx.toolchain().Bionic() {
+		// Needed for VNDK builds where bionic headers aren't automatically added.
+		deps.LateSharedLibs = append(deps.LateSharedLibs, "libc")
+	}
+
 	deps.ObjFiles = append(deps.ObjFiles, object.Properties.Objs...)
 	return deps
 }