diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 9b1f22038..9cc7dfa38 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -1510,17 +1510,12 @@ func vendorMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		mod := mctx.CreateVariations(vendorMode)
 		vendor := mod[0].(*Module)
 		vendor.Properties.UseVndk = true
-	} else if prebuilt, ok := m.linker.(*vndkPrebuiltLibraryDecorator); ok {
+	} else if _, ok := m.linker.(*vndkPrebuiltLibraryDecorator); ok {
 		// Make vendor variants only for the versions in BOARD_VNDK_VERSION and
 		// PRODUCT_EXTRA_VNDK_VERSIONS.
 		mod := mctx.CreateVariations(vendorMode)
 		vendor := mod[0].(*Module)
 		vendor.Properties.UseVndk = true
-		arches := mctx.DeviceConfig().Arches()
-		if len(arches) == 0 || arches[0].ArchType.String() != prebuilt.arch() {
-			vendor.Properties.PreventInstall = true
-			vendor.Properties.HideFromMake = true
-		}
 	} else if m.hasVendorVariant() && !vendorSpecific {
 		// This will be available in both /system and /vendor
 		// or a /system directory that is available to vendor.
diff --git a/cc/vndk_prebuilt.go b/cc/vndk_prebuilt.go
index 99e35f345..9c9545d81 100644
--- a/cc/vndk_prebuilt.go
+++ b/cc/vndk_prebuilt.go
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ func (p *vndkPrebuiltLibraryDecorator) link(ctx ModuleContext,
 }
 
 func (p *vndkPrebuiltLibraryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
+	arches := ctx.DeviceConfig().Arches()
+	if len(arches) == 0 || arches[0].ArchType.String() != p.arch() {
+		return
+	}
 	if p.shared() {
 		if ctx.isVndkSp() {
 			p.baseInstaller.subDir = "vndk-sp-" + p.version()