diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 217630633..d9da404ad 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 	No_libgcc *bool
 
 	// Use clang lld instead of gnu ld.
-	Use_clang_lld *bool
+	Use_clang_lld *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// -l arguments to pass to linker for host-provided shared libraries
 	Host_ldlibs []string `android:"arch_variant"`