diff --git a/androidmk/parser/parser_test.go b/androidmk/parser/parser_test.go
index db3313d..fb03c23 100644
--- a/androidmk/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/androidmk/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -86,20 +86,19 @@
 	},
 	{
 		name: "Blank line in rule's command",
-		in:   `all:
+		in: `all:
 	echo first line
 
 	echo second line`,
 		out: []Node{
 			&Rule{
-				Target: SimpleMakeString("all", NoPos),
-				RecipePos: NoPos,
-				Recipe: "echo first line\necho second line",
+				Target:        SimpleMakeString("all", NoPos),
+				RecipePos:     NoPos,
+				Recipe:        "echo first line\necho second line",
 				Prerequisites: SimpleMakeString("", NoPos),
 			},
 		},
 	},
-
 }
 
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 10fe372..d3fa4f3 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -703,7 +703,6 @@
 	rustLibVariations := append(
 		target.Variations(), []blueprint.Variation{
 			{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: "dylib"},
-			{Mutator: "link", Variation: ""},
 		}...,
 	)
 
diff --git a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
index 201515f..b69a76f 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 	}
 
 	for _, f := range global.PatternsOnSystemOther {
-		if makefileMatch("/" + f, dexLocation) || makefileMatch(filepath.Join(SystemPartition, f), dexLocation) {
+		if makefileMatch("/"+f, dexLocation) || makefileMatch(filepath.Join(SystemPartition, f), dexLocation) {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/rust/coverage.go b/rust/coverage.go
index e0e919c..91a7806 100644
--- a/rust/coverage.go
+++ b/rust/coverage.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 		// no_std modules are missing libprofiler_builtins which provides coverage, so we need to add it as a dependency.
 		if rustModule, ok := ctx.Module().(*Module); ok && rustModule.compiler.noStdlibs() {
-			ctx.AddVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: "rlib"}, {Mutator: "link", Variation: ""}}, rlibDepTag, ProfilerBuiltins)
+			ctx.AddVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: "rlib"}}, rlibDepTag, ProfilerBuiltins)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/rust/library.go b/rust/library.go
index ba73f27..50d5a72 100644
--- a/rust/library.go
+++ b/rust/library.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/cc"
 )
@@ -692,31 +694,28 @@
 	}
 }
 
-// LibraryMutator mutates the libraries into variants according to the
-// build{Rlib,Dylib} attributes.
-func LibraryMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	// Only mutate on Rust libraries.
-	m, ok := mctx.Module().(*Module)
+type libraryTransitionMutator struct{}
+
+func (libraryTransitionMutator) Split(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) []string {
+	m, ok := ctx.Module().(*Module)
 	if !ok || m.compiler == nil {
-		return
+		return []string{""}
 	}
 	library, ok := m.compiler.(libraryInterface)
 	if !ok {
-		return
+		return []string{""}
 	}
 
 	// Don't produce rlib/dylib/source variants for shared or static variants
 	if library.shared() || library.static() {
-		return
+		return []string{""}
 	}
 
 	var variants []string
 	// The source variant is used for SourceProvider modules. The other variants (i.e. rlib and dylib)
 	// depend on this variant. It must be the first variant to be declared.
-	sourceVariant := false
 	if m.sourceProvider != nil {
-		variants = append(variants, "source")
-		sourceVariant = true
+		variants = append(variants, sourceVariation)
 	}
 	if library.buildRlib() {
 		variants = append(variants, rlibVariation)
@@ -726,92 +725,134 @@
 	}
 
 	if len(variants) == 0 {
-		return
+		return []string{""}
 	}
-	modules := mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variants...)
 
-	// The order of the variations (modules) matches the variant names provided. Iterate
-	// through the new variation modules and set their mutated properties.
-	var emptyVariant = false
-	var rlibVariant = false
-	for i, v := range modules {
-		switch variants[i] {
-		case rlibVariation:
-			v.(*Module).compiler.(libraryInterface).setRlib()
-			rlibVariant = true
-		case dylibVariation:
-			v.(*Module).compiler.(libraryInterface).setDylib()
-			if v.(*Module).ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
-				// TODO(b/165791368)
-				// Disable dylib Vendor Ramdisk variations until we support these.
-				v.(*Module).Disable()
-			}
+	return variants
+}
 
-		case "source":
-			v.(*Module).compiler.(libraryInterface).setSource()
-			// The source variant does not produce any library.
-			// Disable the compilation steps.
-			v.(*Module).compiler.SetDisabled()
-		case "":
-			emptyVariant = true
+func (libraryTransitionMutator) OutgoingTransition(ctx android.OutgoingTransitionContext, sourceVariation string) string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (libraryTransitionMutator) IncomingTransition(ctx android.IncomingTransitionContext, incomingVariation string) string {
+	m, ok := ctx.Module().(*Module)
+	if !ok || m.compiler == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	library, ok := m.compiler.(libraryInterface)
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	if incomingVariation == "" {
+		if m.sourceProvider != nil {
+			return sourceVariation
+		}
+		if library.shared() {
+			return ""
+		}
+		if library.buildRlib() {
+			return rlibVariation
+		}
+		if library.buildDylib() {
+			return dylibVariation
 		}
 	}
+	return incomingVariation
+}
 
-	if rlibVariant && library.isFFILibrary() {
-		// If an rlib variant is set and this is an FFI library, make it the
-		// default variant so CC can link against it appropriately.
-		mctx.AliasVariation(rlibVariation)
-	} else if emptyVariant {
-		// If there's an empty variant, alias it so it is the default variant
-		mctx.AliasVariation("")
+func (libraryTransitionMutator) Mutate(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext, variation string) {
+	m, ok := ctx.Module().(*Module)
+	if !ok || m.compiler == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	library, ok := m.compiler.(libraryInterface)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	switch variation {
+	case rlibVariation:
+		library.setRlib()
+	case dylibVariation:
+		library.setDylib()
+		if m.ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
+			// TODO(b/165791368)
+			// Disable dylib Vendor Ramdisk variations until we support these.
+			m.Disable()
+		}
+
+	case sourceVariation:
+		library.setSource()
+		// The source variant does not produce any library.
+		// Disable the compilation steps.
+		m.compiler.SetDisabled()
 	}
 
 	// If a source variant is created, add an inter-variant dependency
 	// between the other variants and the source variant.
-	if sourceVariant {
-		sv := modules[0]
-		for _, v := range modules[1:] {
-			if !v.Enabled(mctx) {
-				continue
-			}
-			mctx.AddInterVariantDependency(sourceDepTag, v, sv)
-		}
-		// Alias the source variation so it can be named directly in "srcs" properties.
-		mctx.AliasVariation("source")
+	if m.sourceProvider != nil && variation != sourceVariation {
+		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(
+			[]blueprint.Variation{
+				{"rust_libraries", sourceVariation},
+			},
+			sourceDepTag, ctx.ModuleName())
 	}
 }
 
-func LibstdMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	if m, ok := mctx.Module().(*Module); ok && m.compiler != nil && !m.compiler.Disabled() {
-		switch library := m.compiler.(type) {
-		case libraryInterface:
-			// Only create a variant if a library is actually being built.
-			if library.rlib() && !library.sysroot() {
-				// If this is a rust_ffi variant it only needs rlib-std
-				if library.isFFILibrary() {
-					variants := []string{"rlib-std"}
-					modules := mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variants...)
-					rlib := modules[0].(*Module)
-					rlib.compiler.(libraryInterface).setRlibStd()
-					rlib.Properties.RustSubName += RlibStdlibSuffix
-					mctx.AliasVariation("rlib-std")
-				} else {
-					variants := []string{"rlib-std", "dylib-std"}
-					modules := mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variants...)
+type libstdTransitionMutator struct{}
 
-					rlib := modules[0].(*Module)
-					dylib := modules[1].(*Module)
-					rlib.compiler.(libraryInterface).setRlibStd()
-					dylib.compiler.(libraryInterface).setDylibStd()
-					if dylib.ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
-						// TODO(b/165791368)
-						// Disable rlibs that link against dylib-std on vendor ramdisk variations until those dylib
-						// variants are properly supported.
-						dylib.Disable()
-					}
-					rlib.Properties.RustSubName += RlibStdlibSuffix
+func (libstdTransitionMutator) Split(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) []string {
+	if m, ok := ctx.Module().(*Module); ok && m.compiler != nil && !m.compiler.Disabled() {
+		// Only create a variant if a library is actually being built.
+		if library, ok := m.compiler.(libraryInterface); ok {
+			if library.rlib() && !library.sysroot() {
+				if library.isFFILibrary() {
+					return []string{"rlib-std"}
+				} else {
+					return []string{"rlib-std", "dylib-std"}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	return []string{""}
+}
+
+func (libstdTransitionMutator) OutgoingTransition(ctx android.OutgoingTransitionContext, sourceVariation string) string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (libstdTransitionMutator) IncomingTransition(ctx android.IncomingTransitionContext, incomingVariation string) string {
+	if m, ok := ctx.Module().(*Module); ok && m.compiler != nil && !m.compiler.Disabled() {
+		if library, ok := m.compiler.(libraryInterface); ok {
+			if library.shared() {
+				return ""
+			}
+			if library.rlib() && !library.sysroot() {
+				if incomingVariation != "" {
+					return incomingVariation
+				}
+				return "rlib-std"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (libstdTransitionMutator) Mutate(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext, variation string) {
+	if variation == "rlib-std" {
+		rlib := ctx.Module().(*Module)
+		rlib.compiler.(libraryInterface).setRlibStd()
+		rlib.Properties.RustSubName += RlibStdlibSuffix
+	} else if variation == "dylib-std" {
+		dylib := ctx.Module().(*Module)
+		dylib.compiler.(libraryInterface).setDylibStd()
+		if dylib.ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
+			// TODO(b/165791368)
+			// Disable rlibs that link against dylib-std on vendor ramdisk variations until those dylib
+			// variants are properly supported.
+			dylib.Disable()
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 9dae75e..3402adc 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -37,20 +37,24 @@
 
 func init() {
 	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_defaults", defaultsFactory)
-	android.PreDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
-		ctx.BottomUp("rust_libraries", LibraryMutator).Parallel()
-		ctx.BottomUp("rust_stdlinkage", LibstdMutator).Parallel()
-		ctx.BottomUp("rust_begin", BeginMutator).Parallel()
-	})
-	android.PostDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
-		ctx.BottomUp("rust_sanitizers", rustSanitizerRuntimeMutator).Parallel()
-	})
+	android.PreDepsMutators(registerPreDepsMutators)
+	android.PostDepsMutators(registerPostDepsMutators)
 	pctx.Import("android/soong/android")
 	pctx.Import("android/soong/rust/config")
 	pctx.ImportAs("cc_config", "android/soong/cc/config")
 	android.InitRegistrationContext.RegisterParallelSingletonType("kythe_rust_extract", kytheExtractRustFactory)
 }
 
+func registerPreDepsMutators(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
+	ctx.Transition("rust_libraries", &libraryTransitionMutator{})
+	ctx.Transition("rust_stdlinkage", &libstdTransitionMutator{})
+	ctx.BottomUp("rust_begin", BeginMutator).Parallel()
+}
+
+func registerPostDepsMutators(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
+	ctx.BottomUp("rust_sanitizers", rustSanitizerRuntimeMutator).Parallel()
+}
+
 type Flags struct {
 	GlobalRustFlags []string // Flags that apply globally to rust
 	GlobalLinkFlags []string // Flags that apply globally to linker
@@ -1128,10 +1132,11 @@
 }
 
 var (
-	rlibVariation  = "rlib"
-	dylibVariation = "dylib"
-	rlibAutoDep    = autoDep{variation: rlibVariation, depTag: rlibDepTag}
-	dylibAutoDep   = autoDep{variation: dylibVariation, depTag: dylibDepTag}
+	sourceVariation = "source"
+	rlibVariation   = "rlib"
+	dylibVariation  = "dylib"
+	rlibAutoDep     = autoDep{variation: rlibVariation, depTag: rlibDepTag}
+	dylibAutoDep    = autoDep{variation: dylibVariation, depTag: dylibDepTag}
 )
 
 type autoDeppable interface {
@@ -1613,7 +1618,6 @@
 	}
 
 	rlibDepVariations := commonDepVariations
-	rlibDepVariations = append(rlibDepVariations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: ""})
 
 	if lib, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); !ok || !lib.sysroot() {
 		rlibDepVariations = append(rlibDepVariations,
@@ -1629,7 +1633,6 @@
 
 	// dylibs
 	dylibDepVariations := append(commonDepVariations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: dylibVariation})
-	dylibDepVariations = append(dylibDepVariations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: ""})
 
 	for _, lib := range deps.Dylibs {
 		actx.AddVariationDependencies(dylibDepVariations, dylibDepTag, lib)
@@ -1650,7 +1653,6 @@
 					// otherwise select the rlib variant.
 					autoDepVariations := append(commonDepVariations,
 						blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: autoDep.variation})
-					autoDepVariations = append(autoDepVariations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: ""})
 					if actx.OtherModuleDependencyVariantExists(autoDepVariations, lib) {
 						actx.AddVariationDependencies(autoDepVariations, autoDep.depTag, lib)
 
@@ -1664,8 +1666,7 @@
 		} else if _, ok := mod.sourceProvider.(*protobufDecorator); ok {
 			for _, lib := range deps.Rustlibs {
 				srcProviderVariations := append(commonDepVariations,
-					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: "source"})
-				srcProviderVariations = append(srcProviderVariations, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: ""})
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: sourceVariation})
 
 				// Only add rustlib dependencies if they're source providers themselves.
 				// This is used to track which crate names need to be added to the source generated
@@ -1681,7 +1682,7 @@
 	if deps.Stdlibs != nil {
 		if mod.compiler.stdLinkage(ctx) == RlibLinkage {
 			for _, lib := range deps.Stdlibs {
-				actx.AddVariationDependencies(append(commonDepVariations, []blueprint.Variation{{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: "rlib"}, {Mutator: "link", Variation: ""}}...),
+				actx.AddVariationDependencies(append(commonDepVariations, []blueprint.Variation{{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: "rlib"}}...),
 					rlibDepTag, lib)
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/rust/rust_test.go b/rust/rust_test.go
index 0d005d0..eeedf3f 100644
--- a/rust/rust_test.go
+++ b/rust/rust_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 // testRust returns a TestContext in which a basic environment has been setup.
 // This environment contains a few mocked files. See rustMockedFiles for the list of these files.
 func testRust(t *testing.T, bp string) *android.TestContext {
+	t.Helper()
 	skipTestIfOsNotSupported(t)
 	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		prepareForRustTest,
diff --git a/rust/testing.go b/rust/testing.go
index 6ee49a9..32cc823 100644
--- a/rust/testing.go
+++ b/rust/testing.go
@@ -200,15 +200,8 @@
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_prebuilt_library", PrebuiltLibraryFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_prebuilt_dylib", PrebuiltDylibFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_prebuilt_rlib", PrebuiltRlibFactory)
-	ctx.PreDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
-		// rust mutators
-		ctx.BottomUp("rust_libraries", LibraryMutator).Parallel()
-		ctx.BottomUp("rust_stdlinkage", LibstdMutator).Parallel()
-		ctx.BottomUp("rust_begin", BeginMutator).Parallel()
-	})
+	ctx.PreDepsMutators(registerPreDepsMutators)
 	ctx.RegisterParallelSingletonType("rust_project_generator", rustProjectGeneratorSingleton)
 	ctx.RegisterParallelSingletonType("kythe_rust_extract", kytheExtractRustFactory)
-	ctx.PostDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
-		ctx.BottomUp("rust_sanitizers", rustSanitizerRuntimeMutator).Parallel()
-	})
+	ctx.PostDepsMutators(registerPostDepsMutators)
 }
diff --git a/ui/build/paths/config.go b/ui/build/paths/config.go
index 81c678d..6c9a1eb 100644
--- a/ui/build/paths/config.go
+++ b/ui/build/paths/config.go
@@ -86,28 +86,28 @@
 // This list specifies whether a particular binary from $PATH is allowed to be
 // run during the build. For more documentation, see path_interposer.go .
 var Configuration = map[string]PathConfig{
-	"bash":           Allowed,
-	"diff":           Allowed,
-	"dlv":            Allowed,
-	"expr":           Allowed,
-	"fuser":          Allowed,
-	"gcert":          Allowed,
-	"gcertstatus":    Allowed,
-	"gcloud":         Allowed,
-	"git":            Allowed,
-	"hexdump":        Allowed,
-	"jar":            Allowed,
-	"java":           Allowed,
-	"javap":          Allowed,
-	"lsof":           Allowed,
-	"openssl":        Allowed,
-	"pstree":         Allowed,
-	"rsync":          Allowed,
-	"sh":             Allowed,
-	"stubby":         Allowed,
-	"tr":             Allowed,
-	"unzip":          Allowed,
-	"zip":            Allowed,
+	"bash":        Allowed,
+	"diff":        Allowed,
+	"dlv":         Allowed,
+	"expr":        Allowed,
+	"fuser":       Allowed,
+	"gcert":       Allowed,
+	"gcertstatus": Allowed,
+	"gcloud":      Allowed,
+	"git":         Allowed,
+	"hexdump":     Allowed,
+	"jar":         Allowed,
+	"java":        Allowed,
+	"javap":       Allowed,
+	"lsof":        Allowed,
+	"openssl":     Allowed,
+	"pstree":      Allowed,
+	"rsync":       Allowed,
+	"sh":          Allowed,
+	"stubby":      Allowed,
+	"tr":          Allowed,
+	"unzip":       Allowed,
+	"zip":         Allowed,
 
 	// Host toolchain is removed. In-tree toolchain should be used instead.
 	// GCC also can't find cc1 with this implementation.