diff --git a/cc/cc_test.go b/cc/cc_test.go
index 37cbff1..70fdd5f 100644
--- a/cc/cc_test.go
+++ b/cc/cc_test.go
@@ -4154,8 +4154,6 @@
 		)
 	})
 
-	// TODO fix this test as it exports the sysprop public and non-public headers irrespective of
-	//  which include directory is exported.
 	t.Run("ensure only sysprop headers are exported", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := testCc(t, genRuleModules+`
 		cc_library_shared {
@@ -4176,7 +4174,6 @@
 			expectedSystemIncludeDirs(``),
 			expectedGeneratedHeaders(`
 				.intermediates/libfoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/gen/sysprop/include/a.sysprop.h
-				.intermediates/libfoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/gen/sysprop/public/include/a.sysprop.h
 			`),
 			expectedOrderOnlyDeps(`
 				.intermediates/libfoo/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/gen/sysprop/include/a.sysprop.h
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index f1363c9..0e6e107 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1348,10 +1348,16 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Make sure to only export headers which are within the include directory.
+		_, headers := android.FilterPathListPredicate(library.baseCompiler.syspropHeaders, func(path android.Path) bool {
+			_, isRel := android.MaybeRel(ctx, dir.String(), path.String())
+			return isRel
+		})
+
 		// Add sysprop-related directories to the exported directories of this library.
 		library.reexportDirs(dir)
 		library.reexportDeps(library.baseCompiler.syspropOrderOnlyDeps...)
-		library.addExportedGeneratedHeaders(library.baseCompiler.syspropHeaders...)
+		library.addExportedGeneratedHeaders(headers...)
 	}
 
 	// Add stub-related flags if this library is a stub library.