diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index 064613248..279c1da7e 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ type builderFlags struct {
 	systemIncludeFlags string
 
 	groupStaticLibs bool
+	arGoldPlugin    bool
 
 	stripKeepSymbols       bool
 	stripKeepMiniDebugInfo bool
@@ -512,6 +513,9 @@ func TransformObjToStaticLib(ctx android.ModuleContext, objFiles android.Paths,
 	if !ctx.Darwin() {
 		arFlags += " -format=gnu"
 	}
+	if flags.arGoldPlugin {
+		arFlags += " --plugin ${config.LLVMGoldPlugin}"
+	}
 	if flags.arFlags != "" {
 		arFlags += " " + flags.arFlags
 	}
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 9cc7dfa38..49fefe965 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ type Flags struct {
 	LdFlagsDeps android.Paths // Files depended on by linker flags
 
 	GroupStaticLibs bool
+	ArGoldPlugin    bool // Whether LLVM gold plugin option is passed to llvm-ar
 }
 
 type ObjectLinkerProperties struct {
diff --git a/cc/lto.go b/cc/lto.go
index 91b11b539..4757fc7e8 100644
--- a/cc/lto.go
+++ b/cc/lto.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (lto *lto) flags(ctx BaseModuleContext, flags Flags) Flags {
 			// https://github.com/android-ndk/ndk/issues/498.
 			flags.LdFlags = append(flags.LdFlags, "-Wl,-plugin-opt,-emulated-tls")
 		}
-		flags.ArFlags = append(flags.ArFlags, " --plugin ${config.LLVMGoldPlugin}")
+		flags.ArGoldPlugin = true
 	}
 	return flags
 }
diff --git a/cc/sanitize.go b/cc/sanitize.go
index ac6cb778a..c47c31948 100644
--- a/cc/sanitize.go
+++ b/cc/sanitize.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ var (
 		"-fsanitize-blacklist=external/compiler-rt/lib/cfi/cfi_blacklist.txt"}
 	cfiLdflags = []string{"-flto", "-fsanitize-cfi-cross-dso", "-fsanitize=cfi",
 		"-Wl,-plugin-opt,O1"}
-	cfiArflags         = []string{"--plugin ${config.ClangBin}/../lib64/LLVMgold.so"}
 	cfiExportsMapPath  = "build/soong/cc/config/cfi_exports.map"
 	cfiExportsMap      android.Path
 	cfiStaticLibsMutex sync.Mutex
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) flags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags) Flags {
 			// See b/72706604 or https://github.com/android-ndk/ndk/issues/498.
 			flags.LdFlags = append(flags.LdFlags, "-Wl,-plugin-opt,-emulated-tls")
 		}
-		flags.ArFlags = append(flags.ArFlags, cfiArflags...)
+		flags.ArGoldPlugin = true
 		if Bool(sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Diag.Cfi) {
 			diagSanitizers = append(diagSanitizers, "cfi")
 		}
diff --git a/cc/util.go b/cc/util.go
index 5131b09a9..92a32bc9a 100644
--- a/cc/util.go
+++ b/cc/util.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func flagsToBuilderFlags(in Flags) builderFlags {
 		systemIncludeFlags: strings.Join(in.SystemIncludeFlags, " "),
 
 		groupStaticLibs: in.GroupStaticLibs,
+		arGoldPlugin:    in.ArGoldPlugin,
 	}
 }