diff --git a/cc/check.go b/cc/check.go
index 46328e9..0058b8c 100644
--- a/cc/check.go
+++ b/cc/check.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "Illegal flag `%s`", flag)
 		} else if flag == "--coverage" {
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "Bad flag: `%s`, use native_coverage instead", flag)
+		} else if flag == "-fwhole-program-vtables" {
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "Bad flag: `%s`, use whole_program_vtables instead", flag)
 		} else if flag == "-Weverything" {
 			if !ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_TEMPORARILY_ALLOW_WEVERYTHING") {
 				ctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "-Weverything is not allowed in Android.bp files.  "+