diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index a53f44a..b906108 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -712,10 +712,17 @@
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.Allow_missing_dependencies)
 }
 
+// Returns true if building without full platform sources.
 func (c *config) UnbundledBuild() bool {
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build)
 }
 
+// Returns true if building apps that aren't bundled with the platform.
+// UnbundledBuild() is always true when this is true.
+func (c *config) UnbundledBuildApps() bool {
+	return Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build_apps)
+}
+
 func (c *config) UnbundledBuildUsePrebuiltSdks() bool {
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build) && !Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build_sdks_from_source)
 }
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 863fe5a..b2149c3 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
 
 	Allow_missing_dependencies       *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Unbundled_build                  *bool `json:",omitempty"`
+	Unbundled_build_apps             *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Unbundled_build_sdks_from_source *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Malloc_not_svelte                *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 	Malloc_zero_contents             *bool `json:",omitempty"`
diff --git a/cc/sdk.go b/cc/sdk.go
index a6f94af..b68baad 100644
--- a/cc/sdk.go
+++ b/cc/sdk.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			modules[0].(*Module).Properties.Sdk_version = nil
 			modules[1].(*Module).Properties.IsSdkVariant = true
 
-			if ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
+			if ctx.Config().UnbundledBuildApps() {
 				modules[0].(*Module).Properties.HideFromMake = true
 				modules[0].(*Module).Properties.PreventInstall = true
 			} else {