diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index e49f50c..2aea33c 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@
 	// using -isystem for this module and any module that links against this module.
 	Export_system_include_dirs []string `android:"arch_variant,variant_prepend"`
 
+	// list of plain cc flags to be used for any module that links against this module.
+	Export_cflags []string  `android:"arch_variant"`
+
 	Target struct {
 		Vendor, Product struct {
 			// list of exported include directories, like
@@ -306,6 +309,10 @@
 	f.systemDirs = append(f.systemDirs, android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, f.Properties.Export_system_include_dirs)...)
 }
 
+func (f *flagExporter) exportExtraFlags(ctx ModuleContext) {
+	f.flags = append(f.flags, f.Properties.Export_cflags...)
+}
+
 // exportIncludesAsSystem registers the include directories and system include directories to be
 // exported transitively both as system include directories to modules depending on this module.
 func (f *flagExporter) exportIncludesAsSystem(ctx ModuleContext) {
@@ -1630,6 +1637,7 @@
 
 	// Export include paths and flags to be propagated up the tree.
 	library.exportIncludes(ctx)
+	library.exportExtraFlags(ctx)
 	library.reexportDirs(deps.ReexportedDirs...)
 	library.reexportSystemDirs(deps.ReexportedSystemDirs...)
 	library.reexportFlags(deps.ReexportedFlags...)