diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 346e7d8..5ce854e 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@
 	if Bool(library.Properties.Static_ndk_lib) && library.static() &&
 		!ctx.useVndk() && !ctx.inRamdisk() && !ctx.inRecovery() && ctx.Device() &&
 		library.baseLinker.sanitize.isUnsanitizedVariant() &&
-		!library.buildStubs() {
+		!library.buildStubs() && ctx.sdkVersion() == "" {
 		installPath := getNdkSysrootBase(ctx).Join(
 			ctx, "usr/lib", config.NDKTriple(ctx.toolchain()), file.Base())