diff --git a/rust/compiler.go b/rust/compiler.go
index 06ae12f..84c1fce 100644
--- a/rust/compiler.go
+++ b/rust/compiler.go
@@ -91,10 +91,8 @@
 	// list of rust rlib crate dependencies
 	Rlibs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
-	// list of rust dylib crate dependencies
-	Dylibs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
-
-	// list of rust automatic crate dependencies
+	// list of rust automatic crate dependencies.
+	// Rustlibs linkage is rlib for host targets and dylib for device targets.
 	Rustlibs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of rust proc_macro crate dependencies
@@ -359,7 +357,6 @@
 
 func (compiler *baseCompiler) compilerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 	deps.Rlibs = append(deps.Rlibs, compiler.Properties.Rlibs...)
-	deps.Dylibs = append(deps.Dylibs, compiler.Properties.Dylibs...)
 	deps.Rustlibs = append(deps.Rustlibs, compiler.Properties.Rustlibs...)
 	deps.ProcMacros = append(deps.ProcMacros, compiler.Properties.Proc_macros...)
 	deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, compiler.Properties.Static_libs...)