diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index b039d0d..18dedd7 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	// List of JNI libraries that are embedded inside this APEX.
 	Jni_libs []string
 
-	// List of rust dyn libraries
+	// List of rust dyn libraries that are embedded inside this APEX.
 	Rust_dyn_libs []string
 
 	// List of native executables that are embedded inside this APEX.
@@ -236,6 +236,41 @@
 
 	// List of filesystem images that are embedded inside this APEX bundle.
 	Filesystems []string
+
+	// List of native libraries to exclude from this APEX.
+	Exclude_native_shared_libs []string
+
+	// List of JNI libraries to exclude from this APEX.
+	Exclude_jni_libs []string
+
+	// List of rust dyn libraries to exclude from this APEX.
+	Exclude_rust_dyn_libs []string
+
+	// List of native executables to exclude from this APEX.
+	Exclude_binaries []string
+
+	// List of native tests to exclude from this APEX.
+	Exclude_tests []string
+
+	// List of filesystem images to exclude from this APEX bundle.
+	Exclude_filesystems []string
+}
+
+// Merge combines another ApexNativeDependencies into this one
+func (a *ApexNativeDependencies) Merge(b ApexNativeDependencies) {
+	a.Native_shared_libs = append(a.Native_shared_libs, b.Native_shared_libs...)
+	a.Jni_libs = append(a.Jni_libs, b.Jni_libs...)
+	a.Rust_dyn_libs = append(a.Rust_dyn_libs, b.Rust_dyn_libs...)
+	a.Binaries = append(a.Binaries, b.Binaries...)
+	a.Tests = append(a.Tests, b.Tests...)
+	a.Filesystems = append(a.Filesystems, b.Filesystems...)
+
+	a.Exclude_native_shared_libs = append(a.Exclude_native_shared_libs, b.Exclude_native_shared_libs...)
+	a.Exclude_jni_libs = append(a.Exclude_jni_libs, b.Exclude_jni_libs...)
+	a.Exclude_rust_dyn_libs = append(a.Exclude_rust_dyn_libs, b.Exclude_rust_dyn_libs...)
+	a.Exclude_binaries = append(a.Exclude_binaries, b.Exclude_binaries...)
+	a.Exclude_tests = append(a.Exclude_tests, b.Exclude_tests...)
+	a.Exclude_filesystems = append(a.Exclude_filesystems, b.Exclude_filesystems...)
 }
 
 type apexMultilibProperties struct {
@@ -675,12 +710,18 @@
 	// Use *FarVariation* to be able to depend on modules having conflicting variations with
 	// this module. This is required since arch variant of an APEX bundle is 'common' but it is
 	// 'arm' or 'arm64' for native shared libs.
-	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(binVariations, executableTag, nativeModules.Binaries...)
-	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(binVariations, testTag, nativeModules.Tests...)
-	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(libVariations, jniLibTag, nativeModules.Jni_libs...)
-	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(libVariations, sharedLibTag, nativeModules.Native_shared_libs...)
-	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(rustLibVariations, sharedLibTag, nativeModules.Rust_dyn_libs...)
-	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(target.Variations(), fsTag, nativeModules.Filesystems...)
+	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(binVariations, executableTag,
+		android.RemoveListFromList(nativeModules.Binaries, nativeModules.Exclude_binaries)...)
+	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(binVariations, testTag,
+		android.RemoveListFromList(nativeModules.Tests, nativeModules.Exclude_tests)...)
+	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(libVariations, jniLibTag,
+		android.RemoveListFromList(nativeModules.Jni_libs, nativeModules.Exclude_jni_libs)...)
+	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(libVariations, sharedLibTag,
+		android.RemoveListFromList(nativeModules.Native_shared_libs, nativeModules.Exclude_native_shared_libs)...)
+	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(rustLibVariations, sharedLibTag,
+		android.RemoveListFromList(nativeModules.Rust_dyn_libs, nativeModules.Exclude_rust_dyn_libs)...)
+	ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies(target.Variations(), fsTag,
+		android.RemoveListFromList(nativeModules.Filesystems, nativeModules.Exclude_filesystems)...)
 }
 
 func (a *apexBundle) combineProperties(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
@@ -748,12 +789,12 @@
 			continue
 		}
 
-		var depsList []ApexNativeDependencies
+		var deps ApexNativeDependencies
 
 		// Add native modules targeting both ABIs. When multilib.* is omitted for
 		// native_shared_libs/jni_libs/tests, it implies multilib.both
-		depsList = append(depsList, a.properties.Multilib.Both)
-		depsList = append(depsList, ApexNativeDependencies{
+		deps.Merge(a.properties.Multilib.Both)
+		deps.Merge(ApexNativeDependencies{
 			Native_shared_libs: a.properties.Native_shared_libs,
 			Tests:              a.properties.Tests,
 			Jni_libs:           a.properties.Jni_libs,
@@ -764,8 +805,8 @@
 		// binaries, it implies multilib.first
 		isPrimaryAbi := i == 0
 		if isPrimaryAbi {
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.properties.Multilib.First)
-			depsList = append(depsList, ApexNativeDependencies{
+			deps.Merge(a.properties.Multilib.First)
+			deps.Merge(ApexNativeDependencies{
 				Native_shared_libs: nil,
 				Tests:              nil,
 				Jni_libs:           nil,
@@ -776,34 +817,32 @@
 		// Add native modules targeting either 32-bit or 64-bit ABI
 		switch target.Arch.ArchType.Multilib {
 		case "lib32":
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.properties.Multilib.Lib32)
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.properties.Multilib.Prefer32)
+			deps.Merge(a.properties.Multilib.Lib32)
+			deps.Merge(a.properties.Multilib.Prefer32)
 		case "lib64":
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.properties.Multilib.Lib64)
+			deps.Merge(a.properties.Multilib.Lib64)
 			if !has32BitTarget {
-				depsList = append(depsList, a.properties.Multilib.Prefer32)
+				deps.Merge(a.properties.Multilib.Prefer32)
 			}
 		}
 
 		// Add native modules targeting a specific arch variant
 		switch target.Arch.ArchType {
 		case android.Arm:
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.archProperties.Arch.Arm.ApexNativeDependencies)
+			deps.Merge(a.archProperties.Arch.Arm.ApexNativeDependencies)
 		case android.Arm64:
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.archProperties.Arch.Arm64.ApexNativeDependencies)
+			deps.Merge(a.archProperties.Arch.Arm64.ApexNativeDependencies)
 		case android.Riscv64:
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.archProperties.Arch.Riscv64.ApexNativeDependencies)
+			deps.Merge(a.archProperties.Arch.Riscv64.ApexNativeDependencies)
 		case android.X86:
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.archProperties.Arch.X86.ApexNativeDependencies)
+			deps.Merge(a.archProperties.Arch.X86.ApexNativeDependencies)
 		case android.X86_64:
-			depsList = append(depsList, a.archProperties.Arch.X86_64.ApexNativeDependencies)
+			deps.Merge(a.archProperties.Arch.X86_64.ApexNativeDependencies)
 		default:
 			panic(fmt.Errorf("unsupported arch %v\n", ctx.Arch().ArchType))
 		}
 
-		for _, d := range depsList {
-			addDependenciesForNativeModules(ctx, d, target, imageVariation)
-		}
+		addDependenciesForNativeModules(ctx, deps, target, imageVariation)
 		ctx.AddFarVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{
 			{Mutator: "os", Variation: target.OsVariation()},
 			{Mutator: "arch", Variation: target.ArchVariation()},
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 2e116c7..21a71ce 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -4399,12 +4399,15 @@
 			name: "myapex",
 			key: "myapex.key",
 			updatable: false,
+			native_shared_libs: ["mylib.generic"],
 			arch: {
 				arm64: {
 					native_shared_libs: ["mylib.arm64"],
+					exclude_native_shared_libs: ["mylib.generic"],
 				},
 				x86_64: {
 					native_shared_libs: ["mylib.x64"],
+					exclude_native_shared_libs: ["mylib.generic"],
 				},
 			}
 		}
@@ -4416,6 +4419,18 @@
 		}
 
 		cc_library {
+			name: "mylib.generic",
+			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
+			system_shared_libs: [],
+			stl: "none",
+			// TODO: remove //apex_available:platform
+			apex_available: [
+				"//apex_available:platform",
+				"myapex",
+			],
+		}
+
+		cc_library {
 			name: "mylib.arm64",
 			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
 			system_shared_libs: [],
@@ -4445,6 +4460,7 @@
 
 	// Ensure that apex variant is created for the direct dep
 	ensureListContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib.arm64"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_apex10000")
+	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib.generic"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_apex10000")
 	ensureListNotContains(t, ctx.ModuleVariantsForTests("mylib.x64"), "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared_apex10000")
 
 	// Ensure that both direct and indirect deps are copied into apex