diff --git a/cc/kernel_headers.go b/cc/kernel_headers.go
index c1da578..fff419e 100644
--- a/cc/kernel_headers.go
+++ b/cc/kernel_headers.go
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
 func (stub *kernelHeadersDecorator) link(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, deps PathDeps, objs Objects) android.Path {
 	if ctx.Device() {
 		f := &stub.libraryDecorator.flagExporter
-		for _, dir := range ctx.DeviceConfig().DeviceKernelHeaderDirs() {
-			f.flags = append(f.flags, "-isystem "+dir)
-		}
+		f.reexportSystemDirs(ctx.DeviceConfig().DeviceKernelHeaderDirs()...)
 	}
 	return stub.libraryDecorator.linkStatic(ctx, flags, deps, objs)
 }