diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 955b3601f6..b6edf39b9d 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3069,12 +3069,15 @@ ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_IMAGE
 
 # Install system linker configuration
 # Collect all available stub libraries installed in system and install with predefined linker configuration
+# Also append LLNDK libraries in the APEX as required libs
 SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG := $(TARGET_OUT)/etc/linker.config.pb
 SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG_SOURCE := $(call intermediates-dir-for,ETC,system_linker_config)/system_linker_config
 $(SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG): PRIVATE_SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG_SOURCE := $(SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG_SOURCE)
 $(SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG) : $(INTERNAL_SYSTEMIMAGE_FILES) $(SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG_SOURCE) | conv_linker_config
 	$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/conv_linker_config systemprovide --source $(PRIVATE_SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG_SOURCE) \
 	  --output $@ --value "$(STUB_LIBRARIES)" --system "$(TARGET_OUT)"
+	$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/conv_linker_config append --source $@ --output $@ --key requireLibs \
+	 --value "$(foreach lib,$(LLNDK_MOVED_TO_APEX_LIBRARIES), $(lib).so)"
 
 $(call declare-1p-target,$(SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG),)
 $(call declare-license-deps,$(SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG),$(INTERNAL_SYSTEMIMAGE_FILES) $(SYSTEM_LINKER_CONFIG_SOURCE))