diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 02e574fe65..bae38c5b43 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ LOCAL_COPY_HEADERS_TO:=
 LOCAL_COPY_TO_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION:=
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS:=
+LOCAL_CPP_STD:=
+LOCAL_C_STD:=
 LOCAL_CTS_TEST_PACKAGE:=
 LOCAL_CTS_TEST_RUNNER:=
 LOCAL_CXX:=
@@ -224,8 +226,6 @@ LOCAL_VTS_INCLUDES:=
 LOCAL_WARNINGS_ENABLE:=
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_YACCFLAGS:=
-LOCAL_C_STD:=
-LOCAL_CPP_STD:=
 OVERRIDE_BUILT_MODULE_PATH:=
 
 # arch specific variables