diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 71c865b..999b82c 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !binary.static() && inList("libc", deps.StaticLibs) {
+	if !binary.static() && inList("libc", deps.StaticLibs) && !ctx.BazelConversionMode() {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("statically linking libc to dynamic executable, please remove libc\n" +
 			"from static libs or set static_executable: true")
 	}
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index d282b6e..55661c8 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@
 
 func (c *Module) toolchain(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) config.Toolchain {
 	if c.cachedToolchain == nil {
-		c.cachedToolchain = config.FindToolchain(ctx.Os(), ctx.Arch())
+		c.cachedToolchain = config.FindToolchainWithContext(ctx)
 	}
 	return c.cachedToolchain
 }
@@ -1833,6 +1833,12 @@
 	deps.HeaderLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.HeaderLibs)
 	deps.RuntimeLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.RuntimeLibs)
 
+	// In Bazel conversion mode, we dependency and build validations will occur in Bazel, so there is
+	// no need to do so in Soong.
+	if ctx.BazelConversionMode() {
+		return deps
+	}
+
 	for _, lib := range deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders {
 		if !inList(lib, deps.SharedLibs) {
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf("export_shared_lib_headers", "Shared library not in shared_libs: '%s'", lib)
diff --git a/cc/config/toolchain.go b/cc/config/toolchain.go
index db9092d..59c0422 100644
--- a/cc/config/toolchain.go
+++ b/cc/config/toolchain.go
@@ -32,12 +32,42 @@
 	toolchainFactories[os][arch] = factory
 }
 
+type toolchainContext interface {
+	Os() android.OsType
+	Arch() android.Arch
+}
+
+type conversionContext interface {
+	BazelConversionMode() bool
+}
+
+func FindToolchainWithContext(ctx toolchainContext) Toolchain {
+	t, err := findToolchain(ctx.Os(), ctx.Arch())
+	if err != nil {
+		if c, ok := ctx.(conversionContext); ok && c.BazelConversionMode() {
+			// TODO(b/179123288): determine conversion for toolchain
+			return &toolchainX86_64{}
+		} else {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
 func FindToolchain(os android.OsType, arch android.Arch) Toolchain {
+	t, err := findToolchain(os, arch)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
+func findToolchain(os android.OsType, arch android.Arch) (Toolchain, error) {
 	factory := toolchainFactories[os][arch.ArchType]
 	if factory == nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("Toolchain not found for %s arch %q", os.String(), arch.String()))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Toolchain not found for %s arch %q", os.String(), arch.String())
 	}
-	return factory(arch)
+	return factory(arch), nil
 }
 
 type Toolchain interface {
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index ff07224..6d0d416 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -328,7 +328,9 @@
 		}
 
 		deps.SystemSharedLibs = linker.Properties.System_shared_libs
-		if deps.SystemSharedLibs == nil {
+		// In Bazel conversion mode, variations have not been specified, so SystemSharedLibs may
+		// inaccuarately appear unset, which can cause issues with circular dependencies.
+		if deps.SystemSharedLibs == nil && !ctx.BazelConversionMode() {
 			// Provide a default system_shared_libs if it is unspecified. Note: If an
 			// empty list [] is specified, it implies that the module declines the
 			// default system_shared_libs.