diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index cd1ac31dc..99b1ad177 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1578,6 +1578,10 @@ func (c *deviceConfig) SepolicyFreezeTestExtraPrebuiltDirs() []string {
 	return c.config.productVariables.SepolicyFreezeTestExtraPrebuiltDirs
 }
 
+func (c *deviceConfig) GenerateAidlNdkPlatformBackend() bool {
+	return c.config.productVariables.GenerateAidlNdkPlatformBackend
+}
+
 // The ConfiguredJarList struct provides methods for handling a list of (apex, jar) pairs.
 // Such lists are used in the build system for things like bootclasspath jars or system server jars.
 // The apex part is either an apex name, or a special names "platform" or "system_ext". Jar is a
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index d10b0b925..64540d346 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ type productVariables struct {
 
 	SepolicyFreezeTestExtraDirs         []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	SepolicyFreezeTestExtraPrebuiltDirs []string `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	GenerateAidlNdkPlatformBackend bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 func boolPtr(v bool) *bool {