diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index 19c71826f..5438b149d 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) AndroidMkEntries(ctx AndroidMkContext, entries
 			entries.SubName = "." + library.stubsVersion()
 		}
 		entries.ExtraEntries = append(entries.ExtraEntries, func(entries *android.AndroidMkEntries) {
+			// Note library.skipInstall() has a special case to get here for static
+			// libraries that otherwise would have skipped installation and hence not
+			// have executed AndroidMkEntries at all. The reason is to ensure they get
+			// a NOTICE file make target which other libraries might depend on.
 			entries.SetBool("LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE", true)
 			if library.buildStubs() {
 				entries.SetBool("LOCAL_NO_NOTICE_FILE", true)
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 8c21941e5..02014049b 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ type installer interface {
 	inSanitizerDir() bool
 	hostToolPath() android.OptionalPath
 	relativeInstallPath() string
+	skipInstall(mod *Module)
 }
 
 type xref interface {
@@ -2639,6 +2640,14 @@ func (c *Module) InstallInRecovery() bool {
 	return c.InRecovery()
 }
 
+func (c *Module) SkipInstall() {
+	if c.installer == nil {
+		c.ModuleBase.SkipInstall()
+		return
+	}
+	c.installer.skipInstall(c)
+}
+
 func (c *Module) HostToolPath() android.OptionalPath {
 	if c.installer == nil {
 		return android.OptionalPath{}
diff --git a/cc/installer.go b/cc/installer.go
index 200d59e9f..0b4a68cc8 100644
--- a/cc/installer.go
+++ b/cc/installer.go
@@ -106,3 +106,7 @@ func (installer *baseInstaller) hostToolPath() android.OptionalPath {
 func (installer *baseInstaller) relativeInstallPath() string {
 	return String(installer.Properties.Relative_install_path)
 }
+
+func (installer *baseInstaller) skipInstall(mod *Module) {
+	mod.ModuleBase.SkipInstall()
+}
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 2395f0712..fc145bf12 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1329,6 +1329,18 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) availableFor(what string) bool {
 	return android.CheckAvailableForApex(what, list)
 }
 
+func (library *libraryDecorator) skipInstall(mod *Module) {
+	if library.static() && library.buildStatic() && !library.buildStubs() {
+		// If we're asked to skip installation of a static library (in particular
+		// when it's not //apex_available:platform) we still want an AndroidMk entry
+		// for it to ensure we get the relevant NOTICE file targets (cf.
+		// notice_files.mk) that other libraries might depend on. AndroidMkEntries
+		// always sets LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE for these entries.
+		return
+	}
+	mod.ModuleBase.SkipInstall()
+}
+
 var versioningMacroNamesListKey = android.NewOnceKey("versioningMacroNamesList")
 
 func versioningMacroNamesList(config android.Config) *map[string]string {
diff --git a/cc/prebuilt.go b/cc/prebuilt.go
index fc9cc17d3..2ef31950e 100644
--- a/cc/prebuilt.go
+++ b/cc/prebuilt.go
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ func (p *prebuiltLibraryLinker) disablePrebuilt() {
 	p.properties.Srcs = nil
 }
 
+func (p *prebuiltLibraryLinker) skipInstall(mod *Module) {
+	mod.ModuleBase.SkipInstall()
+}
+
 func NewPrebuiltLibrary(hod android.HostOrDeviceSupported) (*Module, *libraryDecorator) {
 	module, library := NewLibrary(hod)
 	module.compiler = nil
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ func NewPrebuiltLibrary(hod android.HostOrDeviceSupported) (*Module, *libraryDec
 		libraryDecorator: library,
 	}
 	module.linker = prebuilt
+	module.installer = prebuilt
 
 	module.AddProperties(&prebuilt.properties)