diff --git a/apex/prebuilt.go b/apex/prebuilt.go
index 0997a68eb..cae507e5d 100644
--- a/apex/prebuilt.go
+++ b/apex/prebuilt.go
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ var (
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			Command: `rm -rf "$out" && ` +
 				`${extract_apks} -o "${out}" -allow-prereleased=${allow-prereleased} ` +
-				`-sdk-version=${sdk-version} -abis=${abis} -screen-densities=all -extract-single ` +
+				`-sdk-version=${sdk-version} -skip-sdk-check=${skip-sdk-check} -abis=${abis} ` +
+				`-screen-densities=all -extract-single ` +
 				`${in}`,
 			CommandDeps: []string{"${extract_apks}"},
 		},
-		"abis", "allow-prereleased", "sdk-version")
+		"abis", "allow-prereleased", "sdk-version", "skip-sdk-check")
 )
 
 type prebuilt interface {
@@ -845,6 +846,7 @@ func (p *prebuiltApexExtractorModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.Mo
 				"abis":              strings.Join(abis, ","),
 				"allow-prereleased": strconv.FormatBool(proptools.BoolDefault(p.properties.Prerelease, defaultAllowPrerelease)),
 				"sdk-version":       ctx.Config().PlatformSdkVersion().String(),
+				"skip-sdk-check":    strconv.FormatBool(ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("SOONG_SKIP_APPSET_SDK_CHECK")),
 			},
 		})
 }
diff --git a/cmd/extract_apks/main.go b/cmd/extract_apks/main.go
index 82db634d0..2e71fe15e 100644
--- a/cmd/extract_apks/main.go
+++ b/cmd/extract_apks/main.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type TargetConfig struct {
 	abis             map[android_bundle_proto.Abi_AbiAlias]int
 	allowPrereleased bool
 	stem             string
+	skipSdkCheck     bool
 }
 
 // An APK set is a zip archive. An entry 'toc.pb' describes its contents.
@@ -322,6 +323,12 @@ type sdkVersionTargetingMatcher struct {
 
 func (m sdkVersionTargetingMatcher) matches(config TargetConfig) bool {
 	const preReleaseVersion = 10000
+	// TODO (b274518686) This check should only be used while SHA based targeting is active
+	// Once we have switched to an SDK version, this can be changed to throw an error if
+	// it was accidentally set
+	if config.skipSdkCheck == true {
+		return true
+	}
 	if m.SdkVersionTargeting == nil {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -572,7 +579,7 @@ func (s screenDensityFlagValue) Set(densityList string) error {
 func processArgs() {
 	flag.Usage = func() {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, `usage: extract_apks -o <output-file> [-zip <output-zip-file>] `+
-			`-sdk-version value -abis value `+
+			`-sdk-version value -abis value [-skip-sdk-check]`+
 			`-screen-densities value {-stem value | -extract-single} [-allow-prereleased] `+
 			`[-apkcerts <apkcerts output file> -partition <partition>] <APK set>`)
 		flag.PrintDefaults()
@@ -585,6 +592,7 @@ func processArgs() {
 		"'all' or comma-separated list of screen density names (NODPI LDPI MDPI TVDPI HDPI XHDPI XXHDPI XXXHDPI)")
 	flag.BoolVar(&targetConfig.allowPrereleased, "allow-prereleased", false,
 		"allow prereleased")
+	flag.BoolVar(&targetConfig.skipSdkCheck, "skip-sdk-check", false, "Skip the SDK version check")
 	flag.StringVar(&targetConfig.stem, "stem", "", "output entries base name in the output zip file")
 	flag.Parse()
 	if (*outputFile == "") || len(flag.Args()) != 1 || *version == 0 ||
diff --git a/java/app_set.go b/java/app_set.go
index 0f55b7791..d2d3b06ba 100644
--- a/java/app_set.go
+++ b/java/app_set.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ func (as *AndroidAppSet) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext)
 				"allow-prereleased": strconv.FormatBool(proptools.Bool(as.properties.Prerelease)),
 				"screen-densities":  screenDensities,
 				"sdk-version":       ctx.Config().PlatformSdkVersion().String(),
+				"skip-sdk-check":    strconv.FormatBool(ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("SOONG_SKIP_APPSET_SDK_CHECK")),
 				"stem":              as.BaseModuleName(),
 				"apkcerts":          as.apkcertsFile.String(),
 				"partition":         as.PartitionTag(ctx.DeviceConfig()),
diff --git a/java/app_set_test.go b/java/app_set_test.go
index 03eb66786..10bc5de92 100644
--- a/java/app_set_test.go
+++ b/java/app_set_test.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func TestAndroidAppSet_Variants(t *testing.T) {
 				"allow-prereleased": "false",
 				"screen-densities":  "LDPI,XXHDPI",
 				"sdk-version":       "29",
+				"skip-sdk-check":    "false",
 				"stem":              "foo",
 			},
 		},
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ func TestAndroidAppSet_Variants(t *testing.T) {
 				"allow-prereleased": "false",
 				"screen-densities":  "all",
 				"sdk-version":       "30",
+				"skip-sdk-check":    "false",
 				"stem":              "foo",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 6f8eec927..462626712 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ var (
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			Command: `rm -rf "$out" && ` +
 				`${config.ExtractApksCmd} -o "${out}" -zip "${zip}" -allow-prereleased=${allow-prereleased} ` +
-				`-sdk-version=${sdk-version} -abis=${abis} ` +
+				`-sdk-version=${sdk-version} -skip-sdk-check=${skip-sdk-check} -abis=${abis} ` +
 				`--screen-densities=${screen-densities} --stem=${stem} ` +
 				`-apkcerts=${apkcerts} -partition=${partition} ` +
 				`${in}`,
 			CommandDeps: []string{"${config.ExtractApksCmd}"},
 		},
-		"abis", "allow-prereleased", "screen-densities", "sdk-version", "stem", "apkcerts", "partition", "zip")
+		"abis", "allow-prereleased", "screen-densities", "sdk-version", "skip-sdk-check", "stem", "apkcerts", "partition", "zip")
 
 	turbine, turbineRE = pctx.RemoteStaticRules("turbine",
 		blueprint.RuleParams{