diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 257fe86..357d1ce 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@
 			// variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_static_libs []string
 		}
+		Non_apex struct {
+			// list of shared libs that should not be used to build the non-apex
+			// variant of the C/C++ module.
+			Exclude_shared_libs []string
+		}
 	} `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// make android::build:GetBuildNumber() available containing the build ID.
@@ -300,6 +305,10 @@
 	// variants.
 	deps.ExcludeLibsForApex = append(deps.ExcludeLibsForApex, linker.Properties.Target.Apex.Exclude_shared_libs...)
 	deps.ExcludeLibsForApex = append(deps.ExcludeLibsForApex, linker.Properties.Target.Apex.Exclude_static_libs...)
+	// Record the libraries that need to be excluded when building for non-APEX variants
+	// for the same reason above. This is used for marking deps and marked deps are
+	// ignored for non-apex variants.
+	deps.ExcludeLibsForNonApex = append(deps.ExcludeLibsForNonApex, linker.Properties.Target.Non_apex.Exclude_shared_libs...)
 
 	if Bool(linker.Properties.Use_version_lib) {
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = append(deps.WholeStaticLibs, "libbuildversion")