diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 1cb543d..88bc61a 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -827,6 +827,10 @@
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.UseRBE)
 }
 
+func (c *config) UseRemoteBuild() bool {
+	return c.UseGoma() || c.UseRBE()
+}
+
 func (c *config) RunErrorProne() bool {
 	return c.IsEnvTrue("RUN_ERROR_PRONE")
 }