diff --git a/cc/check.go b/cc/check.go
index 32d1f069e..e3af3b288 100644
--- a/cc/check.go
+++ b/cc/check.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ func CheckBadCompilerFlags(ctx BaseModuleContext, prop string, flags []string) {
 				ctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "-Weverything is not allowed in Android.bp files.  "+
 					"Build with `m ANDROID_TEMPORARILY_ALLOW_WEVERYTHING=true` to experiment locally with -Weverything.")
 			}
-		} else if strings.HasPrefix(flag, "-target") || strings.HasPrefix(flag, "--target") {
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(flag, "-target ") || strings.HasPrefix(flag, "--target ") ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(flag, "-target=") || strings.HasPrefix(flag, "--target=") {
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "Bad flag: `%s`, use the correct target soong rule.", flag)
 		} else if strings.Contains(flag, " ") {
 			args := strings.Split(flag, " ")
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ func CheckBadCompilerFlags(ctx BaseModuleContext, prop string, flags []string) {
 				if len(args) > 2 {
 					ctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "`-mllvm` only takes one argument: `%s`", flag)
 				}
+			} else if args[0] == "-Xclang" {
+				if len(args) > 2 {
+					ctx.PropertyErrorf(prop, "`-Xclang` only takes one argument: `%s`", flag)
+				}
 			} else if strings.HasPrefix(flag, "-D") && strings.Contains(flag, "=") {
 				// Do nothing in this case.
 				// For now, we allow space characters in -DNAME=def form to allow use cases