diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index 999b82c..4db25db 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -401,16 +401,18 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	var validations android.WritablePaths
+
 	// Handle host bionic linker symbols.
 	if ctx.Os() == android.LinuxBionic && !binary.static() {
-		injectedOutputFile := outputFile
-		outputFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "prelinker", fileName)
+		verifyFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "host_bionic_verify.stamp")
 
 		if !deps.DynamicLinker.Valid() {
 			panic("Non-static host bionic modules must have a dynamic linker")
 		}
 
-		binary.injectHostBionicLinkerSymbols(ctx, outputFile, deps.DynamicLinker.Path(), injectedOutputFile)
+		binary.verifyHostBionicLinker(ctx, outputFile, deps.DynamicLinker.Path(), verifyFile)
+		validations = append(validations, verifyFile)
 	}
 
 	var sharedLibs android.Paths
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@
 	// Register link action.
 	transformObjToDynamicBinary(ctx, objs.objFiles, sharedLibs, deps.StaticLibs,
 		deps.LateStaticLibs, deps.WholeStaticLibs, linkerDeps, deps.CrtBegin, deps.CrtEnd, true,
-		builderFlags, outputFile, nil)
+		builderFlags, outputFile, nil, validations)
 
 	objs.coverageFiles = append(objs.coverageFiles, deps.StaticLibObjs.coverageFiles...)
 	objs.coverageFiles = append(objs.coverageFiles, deps.WholeStaticLibObjs.coverageFiles...)
@@ -532,19 +534,19 @@
 }
 
 func init() {
-	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("hostBionicSymbolsInjectCmd", "host_bionic_inject")
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("verifyHostBionicCmd", "host_bionic_verify")
 }
 
-var injectHostBionicSymbols = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("injectHostBionicSymbols",
+var verifyHostBionic = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("verifyHostBionic",
 	blueprint.RuleParams{
-		Command:     "$hostBionicSymbolsInjectCmd -i $in -l $linker -o $out",
-		CommandDeps: []string{"$hostBionicSymbolsInjectCmd"},
+		Command:     "$verifyHostBionicCmd -i $in -l $linker && touch $out",
+		CommandDeps: []string{"$verifyHostBionicCmd"},
 	}, "linker")
 
-func (binary *binaryDecorator) injectHostBionicLinkerSymbols(ctx ModuleContext, in, linker android.Path, out android.WritablePath) {
+func (binary *binaryDecorator) verifyHostBionicLinker(ctx ModuleContext, in, linker android.Path, out android.WritablePath) {
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:        injectHostBionicSymbols,
-		Description: "inject host bionic symbols",
+		Rule:        verifyHostBionic,
+		Description: "verify host bionic",
 		Input:       in,
 		Implicit:    linker,
 		Output:      out,
diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index fae9522..cf782eb 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -731,7 +731,8 @@
 // and shared libraries, to a shared library (.so) or dynamic executable
 func transformObjToDynamicBinary(ctx android.ModuleContext,
 	objFiles, sharedLibs, staticLibs, lateStaticLibs, wholeStaticLibs, deps android.Paths,
-	crtBegin, crtEnd android.OptionalPath, groupLate bool, flags builderFlags, outputFile android.WritablePath, implicitOutputs android.WritablePaths) {
+	crtBegin, crtEnd android.OptionalPath, groupLate bool, flags builderFlags,
+	outputFile android.WritablePath, implicitOutputs android.WritablePaths, validations android.WritablePaths) {
 
 	ldCmd := "${config.ClangBin}/clang++"
 
@@ -805,6 +806,7 @@
 		Inputs:          objFiles,
 		Implicits:       deps,
 		OrderOnly:       sharedLibs,
+		Validations:     validations.Paths(),
 		Args:            args,
 	})
 }
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 93bd56c..9bff778 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@
 	linkerDeps = append(linkerDeps, objs.tidyFiles...)
 	transformObjToDynamicBinary(ctx, objs.objFiles, sharedLibs,
 		deps.StaticLibs, deps.LateStaticLibs, deps.WholeStaticLibs,
-		linkerDeps, deps.CrtBegin, deps.CrtEnd, false, builderFlags, outputFile, implicitOutputs)
+		linkerDeps, deps.CrtBegin, deps.CrtEnd, false, builderFlags, outputFile, implicitOutputs, nil)
 
 	objs.coverageFiles = append(objs.coverageFiles, deps.StaticLibObjs.coverageFiles...)
 	objs.coverageFiles = append(objs.coverageFiles, deps.WholeStaticLibObjs.coverageFiles...)