diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.cpp
index 615701c..4842312 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@
 int PropertiesHelper::dry_run_ = -1;
 int PropertiesHelper::unroot_ = -1;
 int PropertiesHelper::parallel_run_ = -1;
+#if !defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__)
 int PropertiesHelper::strict_run_ = -1;
+#endif
 
 bool PropertiesHelper::IsUserBuild() {
     if (build_type_.empty()) {
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@
     return parallel_run_ == 1;
 }
 
+#if !defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__)
 bool PropertiesHelper::IsStrictRun() {
     if (strict_run_ == -1) {
         // Defaults to using stricter timeouts.
@@ -245,6 +248,7 @@
     }
     return strict_run_ == 1;
 }
+#endif
 
 int DumpFileToFd(int out_fd, const std::string& title, const std::string& path) {
     android::base::unique_fd fd(TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK | O_CLOEXEC)));
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.h b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.h
index 9e955e3..6049e3e 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.h
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.h
@@ -198,14 +198,18 @@
      * will default to true. This results in shortened timeouts for flaky
      * sections.
      */
+#if !defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__)
     static bool IsStrictRun();
+#endif
 
   private:
     static std::string build_type_;
     static int dry_run_;
     static int unroot_;
     static int parallel_run_;
+#if !defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__)
     static int strict_run_;
+#endif
 };
 
 /*