diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 2e094d0..49e218e 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -3383,7 +3383,7 @@
 }
 
 func (c *Module) IsSdkVariant() bool {
-	return c.Properties.IsSdkVariant || c.AlwaysSdk()
+	return c.Properties.IsSdkVariant
 }
 
 func kytheExtractAllFactory() android.Singleton {