diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index c8d7cfd..6060bce 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1578,6 +1578,10 @@
 	return c.config.productVariables.SepolicyFreezeTestExtraPrebuiltDirs
 }
 
+func (c *deviceConfig) GenerateAidlNdkPlatformBackend() bool {
+	return c.config.productVariables.GenerateAidlNdkPlatformBackend
+}
+
 // The ConfiguredJarList struct provides methods for handling a list of (apex, jar) pairs.
 // Such lists are used in the build system for things like bootclasspath jars or system server jars.
 // The apex part is either an apex name, or a special names "platform" or "system_ext". Jar is a