diff --git a/libs/binder/Android.bp b/libs/binder/Android.bp
index 27000e8..3d515b5 100644
--- a/libs/binder/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/binder/Android.bp
@@ -70,21 +70,9 @@
     ],
 }
 
-cc_library {
-    name: "libbinder",
-
-    version_script: "libbinder.map",
-
-    // for vndbinder
-    vendor_available: true,
-    vndk: {
-        enabled: true,
-    },
-    recovery_available: true,
-    double_loadable: true,
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "libbinder_defaults",
     host_supported: true,
-    // TODO(b/153609531): remove when no longer needed.
-    native_bridge_supported: true,
 
     // TODO(b/31559095): get headers from bionic on host
     include_dirs: [
@@ -92,73 +80,32 @@
         "bionic/libc/kernel/uapi/",
     ],
 
-    // libbinder does not offer a stable wire protocol.
-    // if a second copy of it is installed, then it may break after security
-    // or dessert updates. Instead, apex users should use libbinder_ndk.
-    apex_available: [
-        "//apex_available:platform",
-    ],
-
     srcs: [
         "Binder.cpp",
         "BpBinder.cpp",
-        "BufferedTextOutput.cpp",
         "Debug.cpp",
         "FdTrigger.cpp",
         "IInterface.cpp",
-        "IMemory.cpp",
-        "IPCThreadState.cpp",
         "IResultReceiver.cpp",
-        "IServiceManager.cpp",
         "IShellCallback.cpp",
-        "LazyServiceRegistrar.cpp",
-        "MemoryBase.cpp",
-        "MemoryDealer.cpp",
-        "MemoryHeapBase.cpp",
         "Parcel.cpp",
-        "ParcelableHolder.cpp",
         "ParcelFileDescriptor.cpp",
-        "PersistableBundle.cpp",
-        "ProcessState.cpp",
         "RpcSession.cpp",
         "RpcServer.cpp",
         "RpcState.cpp",
         "RpcTransportRaw.cpp",
-        "Static.cpp",
         "Stability.cpp",
         "Status.cpp",
         "TextOutput.cpp",
         "Utils.cpp",
-        ":libbinder_aidl",
-        ":libbinder_device_interface_sources",
     ],
 
     target: {
-        android: {
-            // NOT static to keep the wire protocol unfrozen
-            static: {
-                enabled: false,
-            },
-        },
-        vendor: {
-            exclude_srcs: [
-                ":libbinder_device_interface_sources",
-            ],
-        },
-        darwin: {
-            enabled: false,
-        },
         host: {
             srcs: [
-                "ServiceManagerHost.cpp",
                 "UtilsHost.cpp",
             ],
         },
-        recovery: {
-            exclude_header_libs: [
-                "libandroid_runtime_vm_headers",
-            ],
-        },
     },
 
     aidl: {
@@ -166,7 +113,6 @@
     },
 
     cflags: [
-        "-Wall",
         "-Wextra",
         "-Wextra-semi",
         "-Werror",
@@ -174,7 +120,6 @@
         "-Wreorder-init-list",
         "-DANDROID_BASE_UNIQUE_FD_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION",
         "-DANDROID_UTILS_REF_BASE_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTION",
-        "-DBINDER_WITH_KERNEL_IPC",
     ],
     product_variables: {
         binder32bit: {
@@ -230,10 +175,125 @@
         "performance*",
         "portability*",
     ],
+}
+
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "libbinder_kernel_defaults",
+    srcs: [
+        "BufferedTextOutput.cpp",
+        "IPCThreadState.cpp",
+        "IServiceManager.cpp",
+        "ProcessState.cpp",
+        "Static.cpp",
+        ":libbinder_aidl",
+        ":libbinder_device_interface_sources",
+    ],
+    target: {
+        vendor: {
+            exclude_srcs: [
+                ":libbinder_device_interface_sources",
+            ],
+        },
+        host: {
+            srcs: [
+                "ServiceManagerHost.cpp",
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+    cflags: [
+        "-DBINDER_WITH_KERNEL_IPC",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_library {
+    name: "libbinder",
+    defaults: [
+        "libbinder_defaults",
+        "libbinder_kernel_defaults",
+    ],
+
+    version_script: "libbinder.map",
+
+    // for vndbinder
+    vendor_available: true,
+    vndk: {
+        enabled: true,
+    },
+    recovery_available: true,
+    double_loadable: true,
+    // TODO(b/153609531): remove when no longer needed.
+    native_bridge_supported: true,
+
+    // libbinder does not offer a stable wire protocol.
+    // if a second copy of it is installed, then it may break after security
+    // or dessert updates. Instead, apex users should use libbinder_ndk.
+    apex_available: [
+        "//apex_available:platform",
+    ],
+
+    srcs: [
+        "IMemory.cpp",
+        "LazyServiceRegistrar.cpp",
+        "MemoryBase.cpp",
+        "MemoryDealer.cpp",
+        "MemoryHeapBase.cpp",
+        "ParcelableHolder.cpp",
+        "PersistableBundle.cpp",
+    ],
+
+    target: {
+        android: {
+            // NOT static to keep the wire protocol unfrozen
+            static: {
+                enabled: false,
+            },
+        },
+        darwin: {
+            enabled: false,
+        },
+        recovery: {
+            exclude_header_libs: [
+                "libandroid_runtime_vm_headers",
+            ],
+        },
+    },
 
     afdo: true,
 }
 
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libbinder_rpc_no_kernel",
+    defaults: ["libbinder_defaults"],
+    visibility: [
+        ":__subpackages__",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libbinder_rpc_single_threaded",
+    defaults: [
+        "libbinder_defaults",
+        "libbinder_kernel_defaults",
+    ],
+    cflags: [
+        "-DBINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED",
+    ],
+    visibility: [
+        ":__subpackages__",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libbinder_rpc_single_threaded_no_kernel",
+    defaults: ["libbinder_defaults"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-DBINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED",
+    ],
+    visibility: [
+        ":__subpackages__",
+    ],
+}
+
 cc_defaults {
     name: "libbinder_tls_shared_deps",
     shared_libs: [
diff --git a/libs/binder/TEST_MAPPING b/libs/binder/TEST_MAPPING
index 93ea282..c91d56c 100644
--- a/libs/binder/TEST_MAPPING
+++ b/libs/binder/TEST_MAPPING
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@
   "presubmit-large": [
     {
       "name": "binderRpcTest"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "binderRpcTestNoKernel"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "binderRpcTestSingleThreaded"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "binderRpcTestSingleThreadedNoKernel"
     }
   ],
   "hwasan-presubmit": [
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp b/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
index 2f96d0e..9b587bb 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@
         "libbinder_tls_shared_deps",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
-        "libbinder",
         "libbase",
         "liblog",
     ],
@@ -185,8 +184,8 @@
     ],
 }
 
-cc_test {
-    name: "binderRpcTest",
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "binderRpcTest_defaults",
     host_supported: true,
     target: {
         darwin: {
@@ -198,12 +197,34 @@
     },
     defaults: [
         "binder_test_defaults",
-        "libbinder_tls_shared_deps",
     ],
 
     srcs: [
         "binderRpcTest.cpp",
     ],
+
+    static_libs: [
+        "libbinder_tls_static",
+        "libbinder_tls_test_utils",
+        "binderRpcTestIface-cpp",
+        "binderRpcTestIface-ndk",
+    ],
+
+    test_suites: ["general-tests"],
+    require_root: true,
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "binderRpcTest",
+    defaults: [
+        "binderRpcTest_defaults",
+        "libbinder_tls_shared_deps",
+    ],
+
+    cflags: [
+        "-DBINDER_WITH_KERNEL_IPC",
+    ],
+
     shared_libs: [
         "libbinder",
         "libbinder_ndk",
@@ -212,14 +233,68 @@
         "libcutils",
         "liblog",
     ],
-    static_libs: [
-        "libbinder_tls_static",
-        "libbinder_tls_test_utils",
-        "binderRpcTestIface-cpp",
-        "binderRpcTestIface-ndk",
+}
+
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "binderRpcTest_static_defaults",
+
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libutils",
+        // libcrypto_static is not visible to this module
+        "libcrypto",
     ],
-    test_suites: ["general-tests"],
-    require_root: true,
+    static_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libcutils",
+        "liblog",
+        "libssl",
+    ],
+
+    cflags: [
+        // Disable tests that require shared libraries,
+        // e.g., libbinder.so or libbinder_ndk.so
+        "-DBINDER_TEST_NO_SHARED_LIBS",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "binderRpcTestNoKernel",
+    defaults: [
+        "binderRpcTest_defaults",
+        "binderRpcTest_static_defaults",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libbinder_rpc_no_kernel",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "binderRpcTestSingleThreaded",
+    defaults: [
+        "binderRpcTest_defaults",
+        "binderRpcTest_static_defaults",
+    ],
+    cflags: [
+        "-DBINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED",
+        "-DBINDER_WITH_KERNEL_IPC",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libbinder_rpc_single_threaded",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "binderRpcTestSingleThreadedNoKernel",
+    defaults: [
+        "binderRpcTest_defaults",
+        "binderRpcTest_static_defaults",
+    ],
+    cflags: [
+        "-DBINDER_RPC_SINGLE_THREADED",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libbinder_rpc_single_threaded_no_kernel",
+    ],
 }
 
 cc_test {
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
index 3766278..d32607b 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <binder/ProcessState.h>
 #include <binder/RpcServer.h>
 #include <binder/RpcSession.h>
+#include <binder/RpcThreads.h>
 #include <binder/RpcTlsTestUtils.h>
 #include <binder/RpcTlsUtils.h>
 #include <binder/RpcTransport.h>
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "../BuildFlags.h"
 #include "../FdTrigger.h"
 #include "../RpcSocketAddress.h" // for testing preconnected clients
 #include "../RpcState.h"         // for debugging
@@ -65,6 +67,12 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+#ifdef BINDER_TEST_NO_SHARED_LIBS
+constexpr bool kEnableSharedLibs = false;
+#else
+constexpr bool kEnableSharedLibs = true;
+#endif
+
 static_assert(RPC_WIRE_PROTOCOL_VERSION + 1 == RPC_WIRE_PROTOCOL_VERSION_NEXT ||
               RPC_WIRE_PROTOCOL_VERSION == RPC_WIRE_PROTOCOL_VERSION_EXPERIMENTAL);
 const char* kLocalInetAddress = "127.0.0.1";
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@
 static base::unique_fd mockFileDescriptor(std::string contents) {
     android::base::unique_fd readFd, writeFd;
     CHECK(android::base::Pipe(&readFd, &writeFd)) << strerror(errno);
-    std::thread([writeFd = std::move(writeFd), contents = std::move(contents)]() {
+    RpcMaybeThread([writeFd = std::move(writeFd), contents = std::move(contents)]() {
         signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN); // ignore possible SIGPIPE from the write
         if (!WriteStringToFd(contents, writeFd)) {
             int savedErrno = errno;
@@ -177,7 +185,7 @@
 
 class MyBinderRpcCallback : public BnBinderRpcCallback {
     Status sendCallback(const std::string& value) {
-        std::unique_lock _l(mMutex);
+        RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(mMutex);
         mValues.push_back(value);
         _l.unlock();
         mCv.notify_one();
@@ -186,8 +194,8 @@
     Status sendOnewayCallback(const std::string& value) { return sendCallback(value); }
 
 public:
-    std::mutex mMutex;
-    std::condition_variable mCv;
+    RpcMutex mMutex;
+    RpcConditionVariable mCv;
     std::vector<std::string> mValues;
 };
 
@@ -263,7 +271,7 @@
         return Status::ok();
     }
 
-    std::mutex blockMutex;
+    RpcMutex blockMutex;
     Status lock() override {
         blockMutex.lock();
         return Status::ok();
@@ -274,7 +282,7 @@
         return Status::ok();
     }
     Status lockUnlock() override {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> _l(blockMutex);
+        RpcMutexLockGuard _l(blockMutex);
         return Status::ok();
     }
 
@@ -300,7 +308,7 @@
         }
 
         if (delayed) {
-            std::thread([=]() {
+            RpcMaybeThread([=]() {
                 ALOGE("Executing delayed callback: '%s'", value.c_str());
                 Status status = doCallback(callback, oneway, false, value);
                 ALOGE("Delayed callback status: '%s'", status.toString8().c_str());
@@ -333,7 +341,7 @@
         if (strongServer == nullptr) {
             return Status::fromExceptionCode(Status::EX_NULL_POINTER);
         }
-        std::thread([=] {
+        RpcMaybeThread([=] {
             LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!strongServer->shutdown(), "Could not shutdown");
         }).detach();
         return Status::ok();
@@ -343,7 +351,9 @@
         // this is WRONG! It does not make sense when using RPC binder, and
         // because it is SO wrong, and so much code calls this, it should abort!
 
-        (void)IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid();
+        if constexpr (kEnableKernelIpc) {
+            (void)IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid();
+        }
         return Status::ok();
     }
 
@@ -796,6 +806,18 @@
                                      size_t sleepMs = 500);
 };
 
+// Test fixture for tests that start multiple threads.
+// This includes tests with one thread but multiple sessions,
+// since a server uses one thread per session.
+class BinderRpcThreads : public BinderRpc {
+public:
+    void SetUp() override {
+        if constexpr (!kEnableRpcThreads) {
+            GTEST_SKIP() << "Test skipped because threads were disabled at build time";
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 TEST_P(BinderRpc, Ping) {
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({});
     ASSERT_NE(proc.rootBinder, nullptr);
@@ -808,7 +830,7 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(IBinderRpcTest::descriptor, proc.rootBinder->getInterfaceDescriptor());
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, MultipleSessions) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, MultipleSessions) {
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({.numThreads = 1, .numSessions = 5});
     for (auto session : proc.proc.sessions) {
         ASSERT_NE(nullptr, session.root);
@@ -816,7 +838,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, SeparateRootObject) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, SeparateRootObject) {
     SocketType type = std::get<0>(GetParam());
     if (type == SocketType::PRECONNECTED || type == SocketType::UNIX) {
         // we can't get port numbers for unix sockets
@@ -999,7 +1021,7 @@
               proc1.rootIface->repeatBinder(proc2.rootBinder, &outBinder).transactionError());
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, CannotMixBindersBetweenTwoSessionsToTheSameServer) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, CannotMixBindersBetweenTwoSessionsToTheSameServer) {
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({.numThreads = 1, .numSessions = 2});
 
     sp<IBinder> outBinder;
@@ -1009,6 +1031,11 @@
 }
 
 TEST_P(BinderRpc, CannotSendRegularBinderOverSocketBinder) {
+    if constexpr (!kEnableKernelIpc) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Test disabled because Binder kernel driver was disabled "
+                        "at build time.";
+    }
+
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({});
 
     sp<IBinder> someRealBinder = IInterface::asBinder(defaultServiceManager());
@@ -1018,6 +1045,11 @@
 }
 
 TEST_P(BinderRpc, CannotSendSocketBinderOverRegularBinder) {
+    if constexpr (!kEnableKernelIpc) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Test disabled because Binder kernel driver was disabled "
+                        "at build time.";
+    }
+
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({});
 
     // for historical reasons, IServiceManager interface only returns the
@@ -1145,7 +1177,7 @@
     return duration_cast<milliseconds>(system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, ThreadPoolGreaterThanEqualRequested) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, ThreadPoolGreaterThanEqualRequested) {
     constexpr size_t kNumThreads = 10;
 
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({.numThreads = kNumThreads});
@@ -1196,14 +1228,14 @@
     EXPECT_LE(epochMsAfter, epochMsBefore + 3 * sleepMs);
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, ThreadPoolOverSaturated) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, ThreadPoolOverSaturated) {
     constexpr size_t kNumThreads = 10;
     constexpr size_t kNumCalls = kNumThreads + 3;
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({.numThreads = kNumThreads});
     testThreadPoolOverSaturated(proc.rootIface, kNumCalls);
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, ThreadPoolLimitOutgoing) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, ThreadPoolLimitOutgoing) {
     constexpr size_t kNumThreads = 20;
     constexpr size_t kNumOutgoingConnections = 10;
     constexpr size_t kNumCalls = kNumOutgoingConnections + 3;
@@ -1212,7 +1244,7 @@
     testThreadPoolOverSaturated(proc.rootIface, kNumCalls);
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, ThreadingStressTest) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, ThreadingStressTest) {
     constexpr size_t kNumClientThreads = 10;
     constexpr size_t kNumServerThreads = 10;
     constexpr size_t kNumCalls = 100;
@@ -1241,7 +1273,7 @@
     for (auto& t : threads) t.join();
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, OnewayStressTest) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, OnewayStressTest) {
     constexpr size_t kNumClientThreads = 10;
     constexpr size_t kNumServerThreads = 10;
     constexpr size_t kNumCalls = 1000;
@@ -1276,7 +1308,7 @@
     EXPECT_LT(epochMsAfter, epochMsBefore + kReallyLongTimeMs);
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, OnewayCallQueueing) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, OnewayCallQueueing) {
     constexpr size_t kNumSleeps = 10;
     constexpr size_t kNumExtraServerThreads = 4;
     constexpr size_t kSleepMs = 50;
@@ -1305,7 +1337,7 @@
     saturateThreadPool(1 + kNumExtraServerThreads, proc.rootIface);
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, OnewayCallExhaustion) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, OnewayCallExhaustion) {
     constexpr size_t kNumClients = 2;
     constexpr size_t kTooLongMs = 1000;
 
@@ -1351,8 +1383,15 @@
     for (bool callIsOneway : {true, false}) {
         for (bool callbackIsOneway : {true, false}) {
             for (bool delayed : {true, false}) {
+                if (!kEnableRpcThreads && (callIsOneway || callbackIsOneway || delayed)) {
+                    // we have no incoming connections to receive the callback
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess(
-                        {.numThreads = 1, .numSessions = 1, .numIncomingConnections = 1});
+                        {.numThreads = 1,
+                         .numSessions = 1,
+                         .numIncomingConnections = kEnableRpcThreads ? 1 : 0});
                 auto cb = sp<MyBinderRpcCallback>::make();
 
                 if (callIsOneway) {
@@ -1368,7 +1407,7 @@
                 // the callback will be processed on another thread.
                 if (callIsOneway || callbackIsOneway || delayed) {
                     using std::literals::chrono_literals::operator""s;
-                    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> _l(cb->mMutex);
+                    RpcMutexUniqueLock _l(cb->mMutex);
                     cb->mCv.wait_for(_l, 1s, [&] { return !cb->mValues.empty(); });
                 }
 
@@ -1434,6 +1473,11 @@
 }
 
 TEST_P(BinderRpc, UseKernelBinderCallingId) {
+    if constexpr (!kEnableKernelIpc) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Test disabled because Binder kernel driver was disabled "
+                        "at build time.";
+    }
+
     bool okToFork = ProcessState::selfOrNull() == nullptr;
 
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({});
@@ -1597,6 +1641,10 @@
 }
 
 TEST_P(BinderRpc, WorksWithLibbinderNdkPing) {
+    if constexpr (!kEnableSharedLibs) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Test disabled because Binder was built as a static library";
+    }
+
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({});
 
     ndk::SpAIBinder binder = ndk::SpAIBinder(AIBinder_fromPlatformBinder(proc.rootBinder));
@@ -1606,6 +1654,10 @@
 }
 
 TEST_P(BinderRpc, WorksWithLibbinderNdkUserTransaction) {
+    if constexpr (!kEnableSharedLibs) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Test disabled because Binder was built as a static library";
+    }
+
     auto proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess({});
 
     ndk::SpAIBinder binder = ndk::SpAIBinder(AIBinder_fromPlatformBinder(proc.rootBinder));
@@ -1630,7 +1682,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-TEST_P(BinderRpc, Fds) {
+TEST_P(BinderRpcThreads, Fds) {
     ssize_t beforeFds = countFds();
     ASSERT_GE(beforeFds, 0);
     {
@@ -1769,6 +1821,13 @@
                                            ::testing::ValuesIn(testVersions())),
                         BinderRpc::PrintParamInfo);
 
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(PerSocket, BinderRpcThreads,
+                        ::testing::Combine(::testing::ValuesIn(testSocketTypes()),
+                                           ::testing::ValuesIn(RpcSecurityValues()),
+                                           ::testing::ValuesIn(testVersions()),
+                                           ::testing::ValuesIn(testVersions())),
+                        BinderRpc::PrintParamInfo);
+
 class BinderRpcServerRootObject
       : public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::tuple<bool, bool, RpcSecurity>> {};
 
@@ -1821,6 +1880,10 @@
 };
 
 TEST_P(BinderRpcServerOnly, Shutdown) {
+    if constexpr (!kEnableRpcThreads) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Test skipped because threads were disabled at build time";
+    }
+
     auto addr = allocateSocketAddress();
     auto server = RpcServer::make(newFactory(std::get<0>(GetParam())));
     server->setProtocolVersion(std::get<1>(GetParam()));
@@ -1852,6 +1915,11 @@
                     "createRpcDelegateServiceManager() with a device attached, such test belongs "
                     "to binderHostDeviceTest. Hence, just disable this test on host.";
 #endif // !__ANDROID__
+    if constexpr (!kEnableKernelIpc) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Test disabled because Binder kernel driver was disabled "
+                        "at build time.";
+    }
+
     sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
     ASSERT_NE(nullptr, sm);
     // Any Java service with non-empty getInterfaceDescriptor() would do.
@@ -2152,6 +2220,11 @@
         (void)serverVersion;
         return RpcTransportTestUtils::trust(rpcSecurity, certificateFormat, a, b);
     }
+    void SetUp() override {
+        if constexpr (!kEnableRpcThreads) {
+            GTEST_SKIP() << "Test skipped because threads were disabled at build time";
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 TEST_P(RpcTransportTest, GoodCertificate) {
@@ -2356,6 +2429,10 @@
 };
 
 TEST_P(RpcTransportTlsKeyTest, PreSignedCertificate) {
+    if constexpr (!kEnableRpcThreads) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Test skipped because threads were disabled at build time";
+    }
+
     auto [socketType, certificateFormat, keyFormat, serverVersion] = GetParam();
 
     std::vector<uint8_t> pkeyData, certData;