diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
index 4e2af86..05f75bf 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@
 # partition (VNDK and LLNDK libraries) are not loaded here but from the
 # separate namespace 'system'. The delegation to the system namespace is done
 # via the 'namespace.default.link.system.shared_libs' property below.
+#
+# '#VNDK27#' TAG is only for building ld.config.27.txt for backward
+# compatibility. (TODO:b/123390078) Move them to a separate file.
 ###############################################################################
 namespace.default.isolated = true
 namespace.default.visible = true
@@ -339,11 +342,17 @@
 
 namespace.default.permitted.paths  = /odm
 namespace.default.permitted.paths += /vendor
+#VNDK27#namespace.default.search.paths += /vendor/${LIB}/hw
+#VNDK27#namespace.default.search.paths += /vendor/${LIB}/egl
 
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths  = /data/asan/odm/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /odm/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/vendor/${LIB}
 namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /vendor/${LIB}
+#VNDK27#namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/vendor/${LIB}/hw
+#VNDK27#namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /vendor/${LIB}/hw
+#VNDK27#namespace.default.asan.search.paths += /data/asan/vendor/${LIB}/egl
+#VNDK27#namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /vendor/${LIB}/egl
 
 namespace.default.asan.permitted.paths  = /data/asan/odm
 namespace.default.asan.permitted.paths +=           /odm
diff --git a/rootdir/update_and_install_ld_config.mk b/rootdir/update_and_install_ld_config.mk
index 79bed7b..450be66 100644
--- a/rootdir/update_and_install_ld_config.mk
+++ b/rootdir/update_and_install_ld_config.mk
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_VNDK_VERSION_SUFFIX := $(vndk_version_suffix)
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates_dir)
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_COMP_CHECK_SCRIPT := $(compatibility_check_script)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_VNDK_VERSION_TAG := \#VNDK$(vndk_version)\#
 deps := $(llndk_libraries_file) $(vndksp_libraries_file) $(vndkcore_libraries_file) \
   $(vndkprivate_libraries_file)
 ifeq ($(check_backward_compatibility),true)
@@ -114,10 +115,12 @@
 	paste -sd ":" $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/private_llndk | \
 	sed -i.bak -e "s?%PRIVATE_LLNDK_LIBRARIES%?$$(cat -)?g" $@
 
-	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e 's?%SANITIZER_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES%?$(PRIVATE_SANITIZER_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES)?g' $@
-	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e 's?%VNDK_VER%?$(PRIVATE_VNDK_VERSION_SUFFIX)?g' $@
-	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e 's?%PRODUCT%?$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT)?g' $@
-	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e 's?%PRODUCT_SERVICES%?$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT_SERVICES)?g' $@
+	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e "s?%SANITIZER_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES%?$(PRIVATE_SANITIZER_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES)?g" $@
+	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e "s?%VNDK_VER%?$(PRIVATE_VNDK_VERSION_SUFFIX)?g" $@
+	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e "s?%PRODUCT%?$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT)?g" $@
+	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e "s?%PRODUCT_SERVICES%?$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT_SERVICES)?g" $@
+	$(hide) sed -i.bak -e "s?^$(PRIVATE_VNDK_VERSION_TAG)??g" $@
+	$(hide) sed -i.bak "/^\#VNDK[0-9]\{2\}\#.*$$/d" $@
 	$(hide) rm -f $@.bak
 
 ld_config_template :=