diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 1520739..7679f29 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -818,6 +818,10 @@
 	return c.config.productVariables.ExtraVndkVersions
 }
 
+func (c *deviceConfig) VndkUseCoreVariant() bool {
+	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.VndkUseCoreVariant)
+}
+
 func (c *deviceConfig) SystemSdkVersions() []string {
 	return c.config.productVariables.DeviceSystemSdkVersions
 }
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 1c17e5a..1b33f99 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@
 
 	PgoAdditionalProfileDirs []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
+	VndkUseCoreVariant *bool `json:",omitempty"`
+
 	BoardVendorSepolicyDirs      []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	BoardOdmSepolicyDirs         []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	BoardPlatPublicSepolicyDirs  []string `json:",omitempty"`