diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 6fe8871..5cc8845 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -735,13 +735,14 @@
 
 	deps := mod.deps(ctx)
 	commonDepVariations := []blueprint.Variation{}
-	commonDepVariations = append(commonDepVariations,
-		blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "version", Variation: ""})
+	if cc.VersionVariantAvailable(mod) {
+		commonDepVariations = append(commonDepVariations,
+			blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "version", Variation: ""})
+	}
 	if !mod.Host() {
 		commonDepVariations = append(commonDepVariations,
 			blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "image", Variation: android.CoreVariation})
 	}
-
 	actx.AddVariationDependencies(
 		append(commonDepVariations, []blueprint.Variation{
 			{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: "rlib"},