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)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cc/library_sdk_member.go b/cc/library_sdk_member.go
index cff00b6..c975dd1 100644
--- a/cc/library_sdk_member.go
+++ b/cc/library_sdk_member.go
@@ -82,18 +82,19 @@
 			if version == "" {
 				version = LatestStubsVersionFor(mctx.Config(), name)
 			}
+			variations := target.Variations()
+			if mctx.Device() {
+				variations = append(variations,
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: android.CoreVariation},
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "version", Variation: version})
+			}
 			if mt.linkTypes == nil {
-				mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(append(target.Variations(), []blueprint.Variation{
-					{Mutator: "image", Variation: android.CoreVariation},
-					{Mutator: "version", Variation: version},
-				}...), dependencyTag, name)
+				mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(variations, dependencyTag, name)
 			} else {
 				for _, linkType := range mt.linkTypes {
-					mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(append(target.Variations(), []blueprint.Variation{
-						{Mutator: "image", Variation: android.CoreVariation},
-						{Mutator: "link", Variation: linkType},
-						{Mutator: "version", Variation: version},
-					}...), dependencyTag, name)
+					libVariations := append(variations,
+						blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: linkType})
+					mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(libVariations, dependencyTag, name)
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/cc/sanitize.go b/cc/sanitize.go
index 2243082..9bd416f 100644
--- a/cc/sanitize.go
+++ b/cc/sanitize.go
@@ -1011,10 +1011,12 @@
 
 				// static executable gets static runtime libs
 				depTag := libraryDependencyTag{Kind: staticLibraryDependency}
-				mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(append(mctx.Target().Variations(), []blueprint.Variation{
-					{Mutator: "link", Variation: "static"},
-					c.ImageVariation(),
-				}...), depTag, deps...)
+				variations := append(mctx.Target().Variations(),
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: "static"})
+				if c.Device() {
+					variations = append(variations, c.ImageVariation())
+				}
+				mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(variations, depTag, deps...)
 			} else if !c.static() && !c.header() {
 				// If we're using snapshots and in vendor, redirect to snapshot whenever possible
 				if c.VndkVersion() == mctx.DeviceConfig().VndkVersion() {
@@ -1026,10 +1028,12 @@
 
 				// dynamic executable and shared libs get shared runtime libs
 				depTag := libraryDependencyTag{Kind: sharedLibraryDependency, Order: earlyLibraryDependency}
-				mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(append(mctx.Target().Variations(), []blueprint.Variation{
-					{Mutator: "link", Variation: "shared"},
-					c.ImageVariation(),
-				}...), depTag, runtimeLibrary)
+				variations := append(mctx.Target().Variations(),
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: "shared"})
+				if c.Device() {
+					variations = append(variations, c.ImageVariation())
+				}
+				mctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(variations, depTag, runtimeLibrary)
 			}
 			// static lib does not have dependency to the runtime library. The
 			// dependency will be added to the executables or shared libs using