diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index 5824168..cdd4a5a 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 
 	ret := android.AndroidMkData{
 		OutputFile: c.outputFile,
+		Required:   c.Properties.AndroidMkRuntimeLibs,
+
 		Extra: []android.AndroidMkExtraFunc{
 			func(w io.Writer, outputFile android.Path) {
 				if len(c.Properties.Logtags) > 0 {