diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 312a5da..24b9b8a 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 // product variables necessary for soong_build's operation.
 
 import (
+	"android/soong/shared"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@
 	return c.soongOutDir
 }
 
+// tempDir returns the path to out/soong/.temp, which is cleared at the beginning of every build.
+func (c Config) tempDir() string {
+	return shared.TempDirForOutDir(c.soongOutDir)
+}
+
 func (c Config) OutDir() string {
 	return c.outDir
 }