diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 3a17604f74..64caa18ee8 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ LOCAL_NO_CRT:=
 LOCAL_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_NO_FPIE :=
 LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC:=
+LOCAL_NO_LIBCRT_BUILTINS:=
 LOCAL_NO_NOTICE_FILE:=
 LOCAL_NO_PIC:=
 LOCAL_NOSANITIZE:=
diff --git a/core/executable_internal.mk b/core/executable_internal.mk
index 10ed913221..c28c144f67 100644
--- a/core/executable_internal.mk
+++ b/core/executable_internal.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ endif
 endif
 
 # Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_LIBCRT_BUILTINS),true)
+my_target_libcrt_builtins :=
+else
 my_target_libcrt_builtins := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)LIBCRT_BUILTINS)
+endif
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC),true)
 my_target_libgcc :=
 else
diff --git a/core/shared_library_internal.mk b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
index 8e2ed3ae40..44bb0203bb 100644
--- a/core/shared_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ ifndef skip_build_from_source
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dynamic_binary.mk
 
 # Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_LIBCRT_BUILTINS),true)
+my_target_libcrt_builtins :=
+else
 my_target_libcrt_builtins := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)LIBCRT_BUILTINS)
+endif
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC),true)
 my_target_libgcc :=
 else