diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index f07bf63..600f6c2 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -1874,6 +1874,45 @@
 	expectNoLink("libx", "shared_apex10000", "libz", "shared")
 }
 
+func TestApexMinSdkVersion_crtobjectInVendorApex(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := testApex(t, `
+		apex {
+			name: "myapex",
+			key: "myapex.key",
+			native_shared_libs: ["mylib"],
+			updatable: false,
+			vendor: true,
+			min_sdk_version: "29",
+		}
+
+		apex_key {
+			name: "myapex.key",
+			public_key: "testkey.avbpubkey",
+			private_key: "testkey.pem",
+		}
+
+		cc_library {
+			name: "mylib",
+			vendor_available: true,
+			system_shared_libs: [],
+			stl: "none",
+			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
+			min_sdk_version: "29",
+		}
+	`)
+
+	vendorVariant := "android_vendor.29_arm64_armv8-a"
+
+	// First check that the correct variant of crtbegin_so is used.
+	ldRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("mylib", vendorVariant+"_shared_apex29").Rule("ld")
+	crtBegin := names(ldRule.Args["crtBegin"])
+	ensureListContains(t, crtBegin, "out/soong/.intermediates/"+cc.DefaultCcCommonTestModulesDir+"crtbegin_so/"+vendorVariant+"_apex29/crtbegin_so.o")
+
+	// Ensure that the crtbegin_so used by the APEX is targeting 29
+	cflags := ctx.ModuleForTests("crtbegin_so", vendorVariant+"_apex29").Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+	android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "cflags", cflags, "-target aarch64-linux-android29")
+}
+
 func TestPlatformUsesLatestStubsFromApexes(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testApex(t, `
 		apex {
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 243f0a5..9c1f559 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -975,16 +975,17 @@
 	return String(c.Properties.Min_sdk_version)
 }
 
-func (c *Module) SplitPerApiLevel() bool {
-	if !c.canUseSdk() {
-		return false
-	}
+func (c *Module) isCrt() bool {
 	if linker, ok := c.linker.(*objectLinker); ok {
 		return linker.isCrt()
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
+func (c *Module) SplitPerApiLevel() bool {
+	return c.canUseSdk() && c.isCrt()
+}
+
 func (c *Module) AlwaysSdk() bool {
 	return c.Properties.AlwaysSdk || Bool(c.Properties.Sdk_variant_only)
 }
@@ -1446,12 +1447,20 @@
 	// create versioned variants for. For example, if min_sdk_version is 16, then sdk variant of
 	// the crt object has local variants of 16, 17, ..., up to the latest version. sdk_version
 	// and min_sdk_version properties of the variants are set to the corresponding version
-	// numbers. However, the platform (non-sdk) variant of the crt object is left untouched.
-	// min_sdk_version: 16 doesn't actually mean that the platform variant has to support such
-	// an old version. Since the variant is for the platform, it's preferred to target the
-	// latest version.
-	if ctx.mod.SplitPerApiLevel() && !ctx.isSdkVariant() {
-		ver = strconv.Itoa(android.FutureApiLevelInt)
+	// numbers. However, the non-sdk variant (for apex or platform) of the crt object is left
+	// untouched.  min_sdk_version: 16 doesn't actually mean that the non-sdk variant has to
+	// support such an old version. The version is set to the later version in case when the
+	// non-sdk variant is for the platform, or the min_sdk_version of the containing APEX if
+	// it's for an APEX.
+	if ctx.mod.isCrt() && !ctx.isSdkVariant() {
+		if ctx.isForPlatform() {
+			ver = strconv.Itoa(android.FutureApiLevelInt)
+		} else { // for apex
+			ver = ctx.apexSdkVersion().String()
+			if ver == "" { // in case when min_sdk_version was not set by the APEX
+				ver = ctx.sdkVersion()
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Also make sure that minSdkVersion is not greater than sdkVersion, if they are both numbers
diff --git a/cc/object_test.go b/cc/object_test.go
index 0e5508a..259a892 100644
--- a/cc/object_test.go
+++ b/cc/object_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 package cc
 
 import (
-	"android/soong/android"
 	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
 )
 
 func TestMinSdkVersionsOfCrtObjects(t *testing.T) {
@@ -27,24 +28,23 @@
 			crt: true,
 			stl: "none",
 			min_sdk_version: "28",
-
+			vendor_available: true,
 		}`)
 
-	arch := "android_arm64_armv8-a"
-	for _, v := range []string{"", "28", "29", "30", "current"} {
-		var variant string
-		// platform variant
-		if v == "" {
-			variant = arch
-		} else {
-			variant = arch + "_sdk_" + v
-		}
-		cflags := ctx.ModuleForTests("crt_foo", variant).Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
-		vNum := v
-		if v == "current" || v == "" {
-			vNum = "10000"
-		}
-		expected := "-target aarch64-linux-android" + vNum + " "
+	variants := []struct {
+		variant string
+		num     string
+	}{
+		{"android_arm64_armv8-a", "10000"},
+		{"android_arm64_armv8-a_sdk_28", "28"},
+		{"android_arm64_armv8-a_sdk_29", "29"},
+		{"android_arm64_armv8-a_sdk_30", "30"},
+		{"android_arm64_armv8-a_sdk_current", "10000"},
+		{"android_vendor.29_arm64_armv8-a", "29"},
+	}
+	for _, v := range variants {
+		cflags := ctx.ModuleForTests("crt_foo", v.variant).Rule("cc").Args["cFlags"]
+		expected := "-target aarch64-linux-android" + v.num + " "
 		android.AssertStringDoesContain(t, "cflag", cflags, expected)
 	}
 }