diff --git a/cc/binary_sdk_member.go b/cc/binary_sdk_member.go
index 337de55..a1abc72 100644
--- a/cc/binary_sdk_member.go
+++ b/cc/binary_sdk_member.go
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@
 			if version == "" {
 				version = LatestStubsVersionFor(mctx.Config(), name)
 			}
-			mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(append(target.Variations(), []blueprint.Variation{
-				{Mutator: "version", Variation: version},
-			}...), dependencyTag, name)
+			variations := target.Variations()
+			if mctx.Device() {
+				variations = append(variations,
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: android.CoreVariation},
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "version", Variation: version})
+			}
+			mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(variations, dependencyTag, name)
 		}
 	}
 }