diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index b3ce5ff..7f7b619 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -445,7 +445,9 @@
 	// The original path becomes a symlink to the corresponding file in the
 	// runtime APEX.
 	translatedArch := ctx.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled
-	if android.DirectlyInAnyApex(ctx, ctx.ModuleName()) && InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !translatedArch && ctx.apexVariationName() == "" && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
+	if InstallToBootstrap(ctx.baseModuleName(), ctx.Config()) && !ctx.Host() && ctx.directlyInAnyApex() &&
+		!translatedArch && ctx.apexVariationName() == "" && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() {
+
 		if ctx.Device() && isBionic(ctx.baseModuleName()) {
 			binary.installSymlinkToRuntimeApex(ctx, file)
 		}