diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index 4b0a4b6..b494f7b 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -454,15 +454,19 @@
 }
 
 // Generate rules for compiling multiple .c, .cpp, or .S files to individual .o files
-func transformSourceToObj(ctx android.ModuleContext, subdir string, srcFiles android.Paths,
+func transformSourceToObj(ctx android.ModuleContext, subdir string, srcFiles, noTidySrcs android.Paths,
 	flags builderFlags, pathDeps android.Paths, cFlagsDeps android.Paths) Objects {
 
 	// Source files are one-to-one with tidy, coverage, or kythe files, if enabled.
 	objFiles := make(android.Paths, len(srcFiles))
 	var tidyFiles android.Paths
+	noTidySrcsMap := make(map[android.Path]bool)
 	var tidyVars string
 	if flags.tidy {
 		tidyFiles = make(android.Paths, 0, len(srcFiles))
+		for _, path := range noTidySrcs {
+			noTidySrcsMap[path] = true
+		}
 		tidyTimeout := ctx.Config().Getenv("TIDY_TIMEOUT")
 		if len(tidyTimeout) > 0 {
 			tidyVars += "TIDY_TIMEOUT=" + tidyTimeout
@@ -673,7 +677,8 @@
 			kytheFiles = append(kytheFiles, kytheFile)
 		}
 
-		if tidy {
+		//  Even with tidy, some src file could be skipped by noTidySrcsMap.
+		if tidy && !noTidySrcsMap[srcFile] {
 			tidyFile := android.ObjPathWithExt(ctx, subdir, srcFile, "tidy")
 			tidyFiles = append(tidyFiles, tidyFile)
 
diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 34d68a1..b535e7f 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 	// or filegroup using the syntax ":module".
 	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
+	// list of source files that should not be compiled with clang-tidy.
+	Tidy_disabled_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
+
 	// list of source files that should not be used to build the C/C++ module.
 	// This is most useful in the arch/multilib variants to remove non-common files
 	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
@@ -663,7 +666,9 @@
 	compiler.srcs = srcs
 
 	// Compile files listed in c.Properties.Srcs into objects
-	objs := compileObjs(ctx, buildFlags, "", srcs, pathDeps, compiler.cFlagsDeps)
+	objs := compileObjs(ctx, buildFlags, "", srcs,
+		android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, compiler.Properties.Tidy_disabled_srcs),
+		pathDeps, compiler.cFlagsDeps)
 
 	if ctx.Failed() {
 		return Objects{}
@@ -673,10 +678,10 @@
 }
 
 // Compile a list of source files into objects a specified subdirectory
-func compileObjs(ctx android.ModuleContext, flags builderFlags,
-	subdir string, srcFiles, pathDeps android.Paths, cFlagsDeps android.Paths) Objects {
+func compileObjs(ctx android.ModuleContext, flags builderFlags, subdir string,
+	srcFiles, noTidySrcs, pathDeps android.Paths, cFlagsDeps android.Paths) Objects {
 
-	return transformSourceToObj(ctx, subdir, srcFiles, flags, pathDeps, cFlagsDeps)
+	return transformSourceToObj(ctx, subdir, srcFiles, noTidySrcs, flags, pathDeps, cFlagsDeps)
 }
 
 // Properties for rust_bindgen related to generating rust bindings.
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 703d57f..f5a82c2 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@
 type StaticOrSharedProperties struct {
 	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
+	Tidy_disabled_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
+
 	Sanitized Sanitized `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	Cflags []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -989,12 +991,14 @@
 
 	if library.static() {
 		srcs := android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, library.StaticProperties.Static.Srcs)
-		objs = objs.Append(compileObjs(ctx, buildFlags, android.DeviceStaticLibrary,
-			srcs, library.baseCompiler.pathDeps, library.baseCompiler.cFlagsDeps))
+		objs = objs.Append(compileObjs(ctx, buildFlags, android.DeviceStaticLibrary, srcs,
+			android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, library.StaticProperties.Static.Tidy_disabled_srcs),
+			library.baseCompiler.pathDeps, library.baseCompiler.cFlagsDeps))
 	} else if library.shared() {
 		srcs := android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, library.SharedProperties.Shared.Srcs)
-		objs = objs.Append(compileObjs(ctx, buildFlags, android.DeviceSharedLibrary,
-			srcs, library.baseCompiler.pathDeps, library.baseCompiler.cFlagsDeps))
+		objs = objs.Append(compileObjs(ctx, buildFlags, android.DeviceSharedLibrary, srcs,
+			android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, library.SharedProperties.Shared.Tidy_disabled_srcs),
+			library.baseCompiler.pathDeps, library.baseCompiler.cFlagsDeps))
 	}
 
 	return objs
diff --git a/cc/ndk_library.go b/cc/ndk_library.go
index 704b03a..7879a7d 100644
--- a/cc/ndk_library.go
+++ b/cc/ndk_library.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 
 func compileStubLibrary(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, src android.Path) Objects {
 	return compileObjs(ctx, flagsToBuilderFlags(flags), "",
-		android.Paths{src}, nil, nil)
+		android.Paths{src}, nil, nil, nil)
 }
 
 func (this *stubDecorator) findImplementationLibrary(ctx ModuleContext) android.Path {