diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index f80c229cb..79fda1f02 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -3200,6 +3200,10 @@ func (c *Module) SetImageVariation(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, variant string
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Module) IsSdkVariant() bool {
+	return c.Properties.IsSdkVariant
+}
+
 func getCurrentNdkPrebuiltVersion(ctx DepsContext) string {
 	if ctx.Config().PlatformSdkVersionInt() > config.NdkMaxPrebuiltVersionInt {
 		return strconv.Itoa(config.NdkMaxPrebuiltVersionInt)
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index ba8b0f40d..6405e4b79 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1575,7 +1575,8 @@ func VersionVariantAvailable(module interface {
 // (which is unnamed) and zero or more stubs variants.
 func VersionMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	if library, ok := mctx.Module().(LinkableInterface); ok && VersionVariantAvailable(library) {
-		if library.CcLibrary() && library.BuildSharedVariant() && len(library.StubsVersions()) > 0 {
+		if library.CcLibrary() && library.BuildSharedVariant() && len(library.StubsVersions()) > 0 &&
+			!library.IsSdkVariant() {
 			versions := library.StubsVersions()
 			normalizeVersions(mctx, versions)
 			if mctx.Failed() {
diff --git a/cc/linkable.go b/cc/linkable.go
index de36f9017..66b1c3fea 100644
--- a/cc/linkable.go
+++ b/cc/linkable.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ type LinkableInterface interface {
 
 	SdkVersion() string
 	AlwaysSdk() bool
+	IsSdkVariant() bool
 
 	ToolchainLibrary() bool
 	NdkPrebuiltStl() bool
diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 6671dd34a..1272e1d8f 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ func (mod *Module) AlwaysSdk() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (mod *Module) IsSdkVariant() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (mod *Module) ToolchainLibrary() bool {
 	return false
 }