diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index f321a4b46..31c5977ee 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -826,10 +826,15 @@ func pathForModule(ctx ModuleContext) OutputPath {
 	return PathForOutput(ctx, ".intermediates", ctx.ModuleDir(), ctx.ModuleName(), ctx.ModuleSubDir())
 }
 
-// PathForVndkRefDump returns an OptionalPath representing the path of the reference
-// abi dump for the given module. This is not guaranteed to be valid.
-func PathForVndkRefAbiDump(ctx ModuleContext, version, fileName string, isLlndk bool) OptionalPath {
+// PathForVndkRefAbiDump returns an OptionalPath representing the path of the
+// reference abi dump for the given module. This is not guaranteed to be valid.
+func PathForVndkRefAbiDump(ctx ModuleContext, version, fileName string,
+	isLlndk, isGzip bool) OptionalPath {
+
 	arches := ctx.DeviceConfig().Arches()
+	if len(arches) == 0 {
+		panic("device build with no primary arch")
+	}
 	currentArch := ctx.Arch()
 	archNameAndVariant := currentArch.ArchType.String()
 	if currentArch.ArchVariant != "" {
@@ -843,14 +848,18 @@ func PathForVndkRefAbiDump(ctx ModuleContext, version, fileName string, isLlndk
 		dirName = "vndk"
 	}
 
-	if len(arches) == 0 {
-		panic("device build with no primary arch")
-	}
 	binderBitness := ctx.DeviceConfig().BinderBitness()
-	ext := ".lsdump.gz"
-	refDumpFileStr := "prebuilts/abi-dumps/" + dirName + "/" + version + "/" + binderBitness + "/" +
-		archNameAndVariant + "/source-based/" + fileName + ext
-	return ExistentPathForSource(ctx, refDumpFileStr)
+
+	var ext string
+	if isGzip {
+		ext = ".lsdump.gz"
+	} else {
+		ext = ".lsdump"
+	}
+
+	return ExistentPathForSource(ctx, "prebuilts", "abi-dumps", dirName,
+		version, binderBitness, archNameAndVariant, "source-based",
+		fileName+ext)
 }
 
 // PathForModuleOut returns a Path representing the paths... under the module's
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index dcd9576e7..5da36dc66 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -631,6 +631,27 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkShared(ctx ModuleContext,
 	return ret
 }
 
+func getRefAbiDumpFile(ctx ModuleContext, vndkVersion, fileName string) android.Path {
+	isLlndk := inList(ctx.baseModuleName(), llndkLibraries)
+
+	refAbiDumpTextFile := android.PathForVndkRefAbiDump(ctx, vndkVersion, fileName, isLlndk, false)
+	refAbiDumpGzipFile := android.PathForVndkRefAbiDump(ctx, vndkVersion, fileName, isLlndk, true)
+
+	if refAbiDumpTextFile.Valid() {
+		if refAbiDumpGzipFile.Valid() {
+			ctx.ModuleErrorf(
+				"Two reference ABI dump files are found: %q and %q. Please delete the stale one.",
+				refAbiDumpTextFile, refAbiDumpGzipFile)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return refAbiDumpTextFile.Path()
+	}
+	if refAbiDumpGzipFile.Valid() {
+		return UnzipRefDump(ctx, refAbiDumpGzipFile.Path(), fileName)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (library *libraryDecorator) linkSAbiDumpFiles(ctx ModuleContext, objs Objects, fileName string, soFile android.Path) {
 	if len(objs.sAbiDumpFiles) > 0 && ctx.shouldCreateVndkSourceAbiDump() {
 		vndkVersion := ctx.DeviceConfig().PlatformVndkVersion()
@@ -649,12 +670,10 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkSAbiDumpFiles(ctx ModuleContext, objs Objec
 		exportedHeaderFlags := strings.Join(SourceAbiFlags, " ")
 		library.sAbiOutputFile = TransformDumpToLinkedDump(ctx, objs.sAbiDumpFiles, soFile, fileName, exportedHeaderFlags)
 
-		isLlndk := inList(ctx.baseModuleName(), llndkLibraries)
-		refSourceDumpFile := android.PathForVndkRefAbiDump(ctx, vndkVersion, fileName, isLlndk)
-		if refSourceDumpFile.Valid() {
-			unzippedRefDump := UnzipRefDump(ctx, refSourceDumpFile.Path(), fileName)
+		refAbiDumpFile := getRefAbiDumpFile(ctx, vndkVersion, fileName)
+		if refAbiDumpFile != nil {
 			library.sAbiDiff = SourceAbiDiff(ctx, library.sAbiOutputFile.Path(),
-				unzippedRefDump, fileName, exportedHeaderFlags, ctx.isVndkExt())
+				refAbiDumpFile, fileName, exportedHeaderFlags, ctx.isVndkExt())
 		}
 	}
 }