diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 2ac9a45..4b77bea 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 	// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 	// runtime APEX.
 	translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
-	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !ctx.Host() && ctx.directlyInAnyApex() &&
+	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !ctx.Host() && !ctx.isSdkVariant() &&
 		!translatedArch && ctx.apexVariationName() == "" && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() &&
 		!ctx.inVendorRamdisk() {