diff --git a/androidmk/androidmk/android.go b/androidmk/androidmk/android.go
index 1045ca6e4..ae526887a 100644
--- a/androidmk/androidmk/android.go
+++ b/androidmk/androidmk/android.go
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ func init() {
 			"LOCAL_IS_UNIT_TEST": "unit_test",
 
 			"LOCAL_ENFORCE_USES_LIBRARIES": "enforce_uses_libs",
+
+			"LOCAL_CHECK_ELF_FILES": "check_elf_files",
 		})
 }
 
diff --git a/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go b/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
index a2d6992e6..ea537056d 100644
--- a/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
+++ b/androidmk/androidmk/androidmk_test.go
@@ -1564,6 +1564,25 @@ android_app {
     // LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE := license_notice
 
 }
+`,
+	},
+	{
+		desc: "LOCAL_CHECK_ELF_FILES",
+		in: `
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE := foo
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := test.c
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := SHARED_LIBRARIES
+LOCAL_CHECK_ELF_FILES := false
+include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
+		`,
+		expected: `
+cc_prebuilt_library_shared {
+	name: "foo",
+	srcs: ["test.c"],
+
+	check_elf_files: false,
+}
 `,
 	},
 }