diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index 261f2ee..3c6c004 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		because("the VNDK can never contain a library that is device dependent."),
 	neverallow().with("vndk.enabled", "true").without("owner", "").
 		because("a VNDK module can never have an owner."),
-	neverallow().notIn("libcore").with("no_standard_libs", "true"),
+	neverallow().notIn("libcore", "development").with("no_standard_libs", "true"),
 
 	// TODO(b/67974785): always enforce the manifest
 	neverallow().