diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index d229d0c..02806f9 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@
 		if library.coverageOutputFile.Valid() {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_PREBUILT_COVERAGE_ARCHIVE :=", library.coverageOutputFile.String())
 		}
+
+		if library.useCoreVariant {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE := true")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_NO_NOTICE_FILE := true")
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_VNDK_DEPEND_ON_CORE_VARIANT := true")
+		}
 	})
 
 	if library.shared() && !library.buildStubs() {
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index c036b84..c80d00c 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
 	hasStubsVariants() bool
 	isStubs() bool
 	bootstrap() bool
+	mustUseVendorVariant() bool
 }
 
 type ModuleContext interface {
@@ -558,6 +559,10 @@
 	return false
 }
 
+func (c *Module) mustUseVendorVariant() bool {
+	return c.isVndkSp() || inList(c.Name(), config.VndkMustUseVendorVariantList)
+}
+
 func (c *Module) getVndkExtendsModuleName() string {
 	if vndkdep := c.vndkdep; vndkdep != nil {
 		return vndkdep.getVndkExtendsModuleName()
@@ -709,6 +714,10 @@
 	return ctx.mod.isVndkExt()
 }
 
+func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) mustUseVendorVariant() bool {
+	return ctx.mod.mustUseVendorVariant()
+}
+
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) inRecovery() bool {
 	return ctx.mod.inRecovery()
 }
@@ -1769,7 +1778,12 @@
 			isLLndk := inList(libName, llndkLibraries)
 			isVendorPublicLib := inList(libName, vendorPublicLibraries)
 			bothVendorAndCoreVariantsExist := ccDep.hasVendorVariant() || isLLndk
-			if c.useVndk() && bothVendorAndCoreVariantsExist {
+
+			if ctx.DeviceConfig().VndkUseCoreVariant() && ccDep.isVndk() && !ccDep.mustUseVendorVariant() {
+				// The vendor module is a no-vendor-variant VNDK library.  Depend on the
+				// core module instead.
+				return libName
+			} else if c.useVndk() && bothVendorAndCoreVariantsExist {
 				// The vendor module in Make will have been renamed to not conflict with the core
 				// module, so update the dependency name here accordingly.
 				return libName + vendorSuffix
@@ -1908,6 +1922,8 @@
 		// TODO(b/114741097): use the correct ndk stl once build errors have been fixed
 		//family, link := getNdkStlFamilyAndLinkType(c)
 		//return fmt.Sprintf("native:ndk:%s:%s", family, link)
+	} else if inList(c.Name(), vndkUsingCoreVariantLibraries) {
+		return "native:platform_vndk"
 	} else {
 		return "native:platform"
 	}
diff --git a/cc/config/vndk.go b/cc/config/vndk.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..542f737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cc/config/vndk.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package config
+
+// List of VNDK libraries that have different core variant and vendor variant.
+// For these libraries, the vendor variants must be installed even if the device
+// has VndkUseCoreVariant set.
+var VndkMustUseVendorVariantList = []string{
+	"android.frameworks.sensorservice@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.atrace@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.audio.common@5.0",
+	"android.hardware.audio.effect@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.audio.effect@4.0",
+	"android.hardware.audio.effect@5.0",
+	"android.hardware.audio@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.audio@4.0",
+	"android.hardware.audio@5.0",
+	"android.hardware.automotive.evs@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.automotive.vehicle@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.bluetooth.audio@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.boot@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.broadcastradio@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.broadcastradio@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.broadcastradio@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.camera.device@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.camera.device@3.2",
+	"android.hardware.camera.device@3.3",
+	"android.hardware.camera.device@3.4",
+	"android.hardware.camera.provider@2.4",
+	"android.hardware.cas.native@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.cas@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.configstore@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.configstore@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.contexthub@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.drm@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.drm@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.fastboot@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.gatekeeper@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.gnss@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.graphics.allocator@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.graphics.bufferqueue@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1",
+	"android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.2",
+	"android.hardware.health@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.health@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.ir@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.keymaster@3.0",
+	"android.hardware.keymaster@4.0",
+	"android.hardware.light@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.media.bufferpool@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.media.omx@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.memtrack@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.neuralnetworks@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.neuralnetworks@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.neuralnetworks@1.2",
+	"android.hardware.nfc@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.nfc@1.2",
+	"android.hardware.oemlock@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.power.stats@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.power@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.power@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.radio@1.4",
+	"android.hardware.secure_element@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.sensors@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.0",
+	"android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.0-core",
+	"android.hardware.soundtrigger@2.1",
+	"android.hardware.tetheroffload.config@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.tetheroffload.control@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.thermal@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.tv.cec@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.tv.input@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.vibrator@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.vibrator@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.vibrator@1.2",
+	"android.hardware.weaver@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.wifi.hostapd@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.wifi.offload@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.wifi.supplicant@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.wifi.supplicant@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.wifi@1.0",
+	"android.hardware.wifi@1.1",
+	"android.hardware.wifi@1.2",
+	"android.hardwareundtrigger@2.0",
+	"android.hardwareundtrigger@2.0-core",
+	"android.hardwareundtrigger@2.1",
+	"android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
+	"android.hidl.token@1.0",
+	"android.hidl.token@1.0-utils",
+	"android.system.net.netd@1.0",
+	"android.system.wifi.keystore@1.0",
+	"libaudioroute",
+	"libaudioutils",
+	"libbinder",
+	"libcamera_metadata",
+	"libcrypto",
+	"libdiskconfig",
+	"libdumpstateutil",
+	"libexpat",
+	"libfmq",
+	"libgui",
+	"libhidlcache",
+	"libmedia_helper",
+	"libmedia_omx",
+	"libmemtrack",
+	"libnetutils",
+	"libpuresoftkeymasterdevice",
+	"libradio_metadata",
+	"libselinux",
+	"libsoftkeymasterdevice",
+	"libsqlite",
+	"libssl",
+	"libstagefright_bufferqueue_helper",
+	"libstagefright_flacdec",
+	"libstagefright_foundation",
+	"libstagefright_omx",
+	"libstagefright_omx_utils",
+	"libstagefright_soft_aacdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_aacenc",
+	"libstagefright_soft_amrdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_amrnbenc",
+	"libstagefright_soft_amrwbenc",
+	"libstagefright_soft_avcdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_avcenc",
+	"libstagefright_soft_flacdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_flacenc",
+	"libstagefright_soft_g711dec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_gsmdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_hevcdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_mp3dec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_mpeg2dec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_mpeg4dec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_mpeg4enc",
+	"libstagefright_soft_opusdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_rawdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_vorbisdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_vpxdec",
+	"libstagefright_soft_vpxenc",
+	"libstagefright_xmlparser",
+	"libsysutils",
+	"libui",
+	"libvorbisidec",
+	"libxml2",
+	"libziparchive",
+}
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 7216832..e5bb347 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@
 
 	post_install_cmds []string
 
+	// If useCoreVariant is true, the vendor variant of a VNDK library is
+	// not installed.
+	useCoreVariant bool
+
 	// Decorated interafaces
 	*baseCompiler
 	*baseLinker
@@ -914,6 +918,9 @@
 			if ctx.isVndkSp() {
 				library.baseInstaller.subDir = "vndk-sp"
 			} else if ctx.isVndk() {
+				if ctx.DeviceConfig().VndkUseCoreVariant() && !ctx.mustUseVendorVariant() {
+					library.useCoreVariant = true
+				}
 				library.baseInstaller.subDir = "vndk"
 			}
 
diff --git a/cc/makevars.go b/cc/makevars.go
index 4a9ade2..aa6fdea 100644
--- a/cc/makevars.go
+++ b/cc/makevars.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 	ctx.Strict("VNDK_SAMEPROCESS_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(vndkSpLibraries, " "))
 	ctx.Strict("LLNDK_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(llndkLibraries, " "))
 	ctx.Strict("VNDK_PRIVATE_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(vndkPrivateLibraries, " "))
+	ctx.Strict("VNDK_USING_CORE_VARIANT_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(vndkUsingCoreVariantLibraries, " "))
 
 	// Filter vendor_public_library that are exported to make
 	exportedVendorPublicLibraries := []string{}
diff --git a/cc/vndk.go b/cc/vndk.go
index 623097d..44a83e7 100644
--- a/cc/vndk.go
+++ b/cc/vndk.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	"sync"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/cc/config"
 )
 
 type VndkProperties struct {
@@ -191,11 +192,12 @@
 }
 
 var (
-	vndkCoreLibraries    []string
-	vndkSpLibraries      []string
-	llndkLibraries       []string
-	vndkPrivateLibraries []string
-	vndkLibrariesLock    sync.Mutex
+	vndkCoreLibraries             []string
+	vndkSpLibraries               []string
+	llndkLibraries                []string
+	vndkPrivateLibraries          []string
+	vndkUsingCoreVariantLibraries []string
+	vndkLibrariesLock             sync.Mutex
 )
 
 // gather list of vndk-core, vndk-sp, and ll-ndk libs
@@ -223,6 +225,12 @@
 				if m.vndkdep.isVndk() && !m.vndkdep.isVndkExt() {
 					vndkLibrariesLock.Lock()
 					defer vndkLibrariesLock.Unlock()
+					if mctx.DeviceConfig().VndkUseCoreVariant() && !inList(name, config.VndkMustUseVendorVariantList) {
+						if !inList(name, vndkUsingCoreVariantLibraries) {
+							vndkUsingCoreVariantLibraries = append(vndkUsingCoreVariantLibraries, name)
+							sort.Strings(vndkUsingCoreVariantLibraries)
+						}
+					}
 					if m.vndkdep.isVndkSp() {
 						if !inList(name, vndkSpLibraries) {
 							vndkSpLibraries = append(vndkSpLibraries, name)