diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index 8719d4f87..367bda380 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -798,9 +798,12 @@ func transformObjToStaticLib(ctx android.ModuleContext,
 // Generate a Rust staticlib from a list of rlibDeps. Returns nil if TransformRlibstoStaticlib is nil or rlibDeps is empty.
 func generateRustStaticlib(ctx android.ModuleContext, rlibDeps []RustRlibDep) android.Path {
 	if TransformRlibstoStaticlib == nil && len(rlibDeps) > 0 {
-		// This should only be reachable if a module defines static_rlibs and
+		// This should only be reachable if a module defines Rust deps in static_libs and
 		// soong-rust hasn't been loaded alongside soong-cc (e.g. in soong-cc tests).
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("TransformRlibstoStaticlib is not set and static_rlibs is defined in %s", ctx.ModuleName()))
+		panic(fmt.Errorf(
+			"TransformRlibstoStaticlib is not set and rust deps are defined in static_libs for %s",
+			ctx.ModuleName()))
+
 	} else if len(rlibDeps) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -829,6 +832,7 @@ func generateRustStaticlib(ctx android.ModuleContext, rlibDeps []RustRlibDep) an
 func genRustStaticlibSrcFile(crateNames []string) string {
 	lines := []string{
 		"// @Soong generated Source",
+		"#![no_std]", // pre-emptively set no_std to support both std and no_std.
 	}
 	for _, crate := range crateNames {
 		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("extern crate %s;", crate))
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 3a8932cf7..24f6b839c 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ type Deps struct {
 	StaticLibs, LateStaticLibs, WholeStaticLibs []string
 	HeaderLibs                                  []string
 	RuntimeLibs                                 []string
-	Rlibs                                       []string
 
 	// UnexportedStaticLibs are static libraries that are also passed to -Wl,--exclude-libs= to
 	// prevent automatically exporting symbols.
@@ -746,11 +745,6 @@ func (d libraryDependencyTag) static() bool {
 	return d.Kind == staticLibraryDependency
 }
 
-// rlib returns true if the libraryDependencyTag is tagging an rlib dependency.
-func (d libraryDependencyTag) rlib() bool {
-	return d.Kind == rlibLibraryDependency
-}
-
 func (d libraryDependencyTag) LicenseAnnotations() []android.LicenseAnnotation {
 	if d.shared() {
 		return []android.LicenseAnnotation{android.LicenseAnnotationSharedDependency}
@@ -917,6 +911,8 @@ type Module struct {
 	hideApexVariantFromMake bool
 
 	logtagsPaths android.Paths
+
+	WholeRustStaticlib bool
 }
 
 func (c *Module) AddJSONData(d *map[string]interface{}) {
@@ -1192,6 +1188,16 @@ func (c *Module) BuildSharedVariant() bool {
 	panic(fmt.Errorf("BuildSharedVariant called on non-library module: %q", c.BaseModuleName()))
 }
 
+func (c *Module) BuildRlibVariant() bool {
+	// cc modules can never build rlib variants
+	return false
+}
+
+func (c *Module) IsRustFFI() bool {
+	// cc modules are not Rust modules
+	return false
+}
+
 func (c *Module) Module() android.Module {
 	return c
 }
@@ -2280,7 +2286,6 @@ func (c *Module) deps(ctx DepsContext) Deps {
 
 	deps.WholeStaticLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.WholeStaticLibs)
 	deps.StaticLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.StaticLibs)
-	deps.Rlibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.Rlibs)
 	deps.LateStaticLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.LateStaticLibs)
 	deps.SharedLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.SharedLibs)
 	deps.LateSharedLibs = android.LastUniqueStrings(deps.LateSharedLibs)
@@ -2575,28 +2580,20 @@ func (c *Module) DepsMutator(actx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	}
 
 	for _, lib := range deps.StaticLibs {
+		// Some dependencies listed in static_libs might actually be rust_ffi rlib variants.
 		depTag := libraryDependencyTag{Kind: staticLibraryDependency}
+
 		if inList(lib, deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders) {
 			depTag.reexportFlags = true
 		}
 		if inList(lib, deps.ExcludeLibsForApex) {
 			depTag.excludeInApex = true
 		}
-
 		actx.AddVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{
 			{Mutator: "link", Variation: "static"},
 		}, depTag, lib)
 	}
 
-	for _, lib := range deps.Rlibs {
-		depTag := libraryDependencyTag{Kind: rlibLibraryDependency}
-		actx.AddVariationDependencies([]blueprint.Variation{
-			{Mutator: "link", Variation: ""},
-			{Mutator: "rust_libraries", Variation: "rlib"},
-			{Mutator: "rust_stdlinkage", Variation: "rlib-std"},
-		}, depTag, lib)
-	}
-
 	// staticUnwinderDep is treated as staticDep for Q apexes
 	// so that native libraries/binaries are linked with static unwinder
 	// because Q libc doesn't have unwinder APIs
@@ -3184,78 +3181,86 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 					panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected library dependency order %d", libDepTag.Order))
 				}
 
-			case libDepTag.rlib():
-				rlibDep := RustRlibDep{LibPath: linkFile.Path(), CrateName: ccDep.CrateName(), LinkDirs: ccDep.ExportedCrateLinkDirs()}
-				depPaths.ReexportedRustRlibDeps = append(depPaths.ReexportedRustRlibDeps, rlibDep)
-				depPaths.RustRlibDeps = append(depPaths.RustRlibDeps, rlibDep)
-				depPaths.IncludeDirs = append(depPaths.IncludeDirs, depExporterInfo.IncludeDirs...)
-				depPaths.ReexportedDirs = append(depPaths.ReexportedDirs, depExporterInfo.IncludeDirs...)
-
 			case libDepTag.static():
-				staticLibraryInfo, isStaticLib := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, StaticLibraryInfoProvider)
-				if !isStaticLib {
-					if !ctx.Config().AllowMissingDependencies() {
-						ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q is not a static library", depName)
-					} else {
-						ctx.AddMissingDependencies([]string{depName})
-					}
-					return
-				}
+				if ccDep.RustLibraryInterface() {
+					rlibDep := RustRlibDep{LibPath: linkFile.Path(), CrateName: ccDep.CrateName(), LinkDirs: ccDep.ExportedCrateLinkDirs()}
+					depPaths.RustRlibDeps = append(depPaths.RustRlibDeps, rlibDep)
+					depPaths.IncludeDirs = append(depPaths.IncludeDirs, depExporterInfo.IncludeDirs...)
+					if libDepTag.wholeStatic {
+						depPaths.ReexportedDirs = append(depPaths.ReexportedDirs, depExporterInfo.IncludeDirs...)
+						depPaths.ReexportedRustRlibDeps = append(depPaths.ReexportedRustRlibDeps, rlibDep)
 
-				// Stubs lib doesn't link to the static lib dependencies. Don't set
-				// linkFile, depFile, and ptr.
-				if c.IsStubs() {
-					break
-				}
-
-				linkFile = android.OptionalPathForPath(staticLibraryInfo.StaticLibrary)
-				if libDepTag.wholeStatic {
-					ptr = &depPaths.WholeStaticLibs
-					if len(staticLibraryInfo.Objects.objFiles) > 0 {
-						depPaths.WholeStaticLibObjs = depPaths.WholeStaticLibObjs.Append(staticLibraryInfo.Objects)
-					} else {
-						// This case normally catches prebuilt static
-						// libraries, but it can also occur when
-						// AllowMissingDependencies is on and the
-						// dependencies has no sources of its own
-						// but has a whole_static_libs dependency
-						// on a missing library.  We want to depend
-						// on the .a file so that there is something
-						// in the dependency tree that contains the
-						// error rule for the missing transitive
-						// dependency.
-						depPaths.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts = append(depPaths.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts, linkFile.Path())
+						// If whole_static, track this as we want to make sure that in a final linkage for a shared library,
+						// exported functions from the rust generated staticlib still exported.
+						if c.CcLibrary() && c.Shared() {
+							c.WholeRustStaticlib = true
+						}
 					}
-					depPaths.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts = append(depPaths.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts,
-						staticLibraryInfo.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts...)
+
 				} else {
-					switch libDepTag.Order {
-					case earlyLibraryDependency:
-						panic(fmt.Errorf("early static libs not suppported"))
-					case normalLibraryDependency:
-						// static dependencies will be handled separately so they can be ordered
-						// using transitive dependencies.
-						ptr = nil
-						directStaticDeps = append(directStaticDeps, staticLibraryInfo)
-					case lateLibraryDependency:
-						ptr = &depPaths.LateStaticLibs
-					default:
-						panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected library dependency order %d", libDepTag.Order))
+					staticLibraryInfo, isStaticLib := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, StaticLibraryInfoProvider)
+					if !isStaticLib {
+						if !ctx.Config().AllowMissingDependencies() {
+							ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q is not a static library", depName)
+						} else {
+							ctx.AddMissingDependencies([]string{depName})
+						}
+						return
 					}
-				}
 
-				// We re-export the Rust static_rlibs so rlib dependencies don't need to be redeclared by cc_library_static dependents.
-				// E.g. libfoo (cc_library_static) depends on libfoo.ffi (a rust_ffi rlib), libbar depending on libfoo shouldn't have to also add libfoo.ffi to static_rlibs.
-				depPaths.ReexportedRustRlibDeps = append(depPaths.ReexportedRustRlibDeps, depExporterInfo.RustRlibDeps...)
-				depPaths.RustRlibDeps = append(depPaths.RustRlibDeps, depExporterInfo.RustRlibDeps...)
+					// Stubs lib doesn't link to the static lib dependencies. Don't set
+					// linkFile, depFile, and ptr.
+					if c.IsStubs() {
+						break
+					}
 
-				if libDepTag.unexportedSymbols {
-					depPaths.LdFlags = append(depPaths.LdFlags,
-						"-Wl,--exclude-libs="+staticLibraryInfo.StaticLibrary.Base())
+					linkFile = android.OptionalPathForPath(staticLibraryInfo.StaticLibrary)
+					if libDepTag.wholeStatic {
+						ptr = &depPaths.WholeStaticLibs
+						if len(staticLibraryInfo.Objects.objFiles) > 0 {
+							depPaths.WholeStaticLibObjs = depPaths.WholeStaticLibObjs.Append(staticLibraryInfo.Objects)
+						} else {
+							// This case normally catches prebuilt static
+							// libraries, but it can also occur when
+							// AllowMissingDependencies is on and the
+							// dependencies has no sources of its own
+							// but has a whole_static_libs dependency
+							// on a missing library.  We want to depend
+							// on the .a file so that there is something
+							// in the dependency tree that contains the
+							// error rule for the missing transitive
+							// dependency.
+							depPaths.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts = append(depPaths.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts, linkFile.Path())
+						}
+						depPaths.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts = append(depPaths.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts,
+							staticLibraryInfo.WholeStaticLibsFromPrebuilts...)
+					} else {
+						switch libDepTag.Order {
+						case earlyLibraryDependency:
+							panic(fmt.Errorf("early static libs not supported"))
+						case normalLibraryDependency:
+							// static dependencies will be handled separately so they can be ordered
+							// using transitive dependencies.
+							ptr = nil
+							directStaticDeps = append(directStaticDeps, staticLibraryInfo)
+						case lateLibraryDependency:
+							ptr = &depPaths.LateStaticLibs
+						default:
+							panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected library dependency order %d", libDepTag.Order))
+						}
+					}
+
+					// Collect any exported Rust rlib deps from static libraries which have been included as whole_static_libs
+					depPaths.RustRlibDeps = append(depPaths.RustRlibDeps, depExporterInfo.RustRlibDeps...)
+
+					if libDepTag.unexportedSymbols {
+						depPaths.LdFlags = append(depPaths.LdFlags,
+							"-Wl,--exclude-libs="+staticLibraryInfo.StaticLibrary.Base())
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
-			if libDepTag.static() && !libDepTag.wholeStatic {
+			if libDepTag.static() && !libDepTag.wholeStatic && !ccDep.RustLibraryInterface() {
 				if !ccDep.CcLibraryInterface() || !ccDep.Static() {
 					ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q not a static library", depName)
 					return
@@ -3342,12 +3347,14 @@ func (c *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 				c.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs = append(
 					c.Properties.AndroidMkSharedLibs, makeLibName)
 			case libDepTag.static():
-				if libDepTag.wholeStatic {
-					c.Properties.AndroidMkWholeStaticLibs = append(
-						c.Properties.AndroidMkWholeStaticLibs, makeLibName)
-				} else {
-					c.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs = append(
-						c.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs, makeLibName)
+				if !ccDep.RustLibraryInterface() {
+					if libDepTag.wholeStatic {
+						c.Properties.AndroidMkWholeStaticLibs = append(
+							c.Properties.AndroidMkWholeStaticLibs, makeLibName)
+					} else {
+						c.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs = append(
+							c.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs, makeLibName)
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		} else if !c.IsStubs() {
diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 0f6ef9699..03f9899d8 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -794,9 +794,6 @@ type RustBindgenClangProperties struct {
 	// be added to the include path using -I
 	Local_include_dirs []string `android:"arch_variant,variant_prepend"`
 
-	// list of Rust static libraries.
-	Static_rlibs []string `android:"arch_variant,variant_prepend"`
-
 	// list of static libraries that provide headers for this binding.
 	Static_libs []string `android:"arch_variant,variant_prepend"`
 
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index e49f50cc0..4373b46b4 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1135,8 +1135,12 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkShared(ctx ModuleContext,
 	linkerDeps = append(linkerDeps, deps.SharedLibsDeps...)
 	linkerDeps = append(linkerDeps, deps.LateSharedLibsDeps...)
 
-	if generatedLib := generateRustStaticlib(ctx, deps.RustRlibDeps); generatedLib != nil {
-		deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, generatedLib)
+	if generatedLib := generateRustStaticlib(ctx, deps.RustRlibDeps); generatedLib != nil && !library.buildStubs() {
+		if ctx.Module().(*Module).WholeRustStaticlib {
+			deps.WholeStaticLibs = append(deps.WholeStaticLibs, generatedLib)
+		} else {
+			deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, generatedLib)
+		}
 	}
 
 	transformObjToDynamicBinary(ctx, objs.objFiles, sharedLibs,
@@ -2149,7 +2153,6 @@ func LinkageMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 			modules := mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variations...)
 			static := modules[0].(LinkableInterface)
 			shared := modules[1].(LinkableInterface)
-
 			static.SetStatic()
 			shared.SetShared()
 
@@ -2173,6 +2176,12 @@ func LinkageMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 			mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variations...)
 			mctx.AliasVariation(variations[0])
 		}
+		if library.BuildRlibVariant() && library.IsRustFFI() && !buildStatic {
+			// Rust modules do not build static libs, but rlibs are used as if they
+			// were via `static_libs`. Thus we need to alias the BuildRlibVariant
+			// to "static" for Rust FFI libraries.
+			mctx.CreateAliasVariation("static", "")
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cc/linkable.go b/cc/linkable.go
index 2309fe800..1672366a7 100644
--- a/cc/linkable.go
+++ b/cc/linkable.go
@@ -94,12 +94,16 @@ type LinkableInterface interface {
 	SelectedStl() string
 
 	BuildStaticVariant() bool
+	BuildRlibVariant() bool
 	BuildSharedVariant() bool
 	SetStatic()
 	SetShared()
 	IsPrebuilt() bool
 	Toc() android.OptionalPath
 
+	// IsRustFFI returns true if this is a Rust FFI library.
+	IsRustFFI() bool
+
 	// IsFuzzModule returns true if this a *_fuzz module.
 	IsFuzzModule() bool
 
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 1675df698..d2974c204 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 	// the dependency's .a file will be linked into this module using -Wl,--whole-archive.
 	Whole_static_libs []string `android:"arch_variant,variant_prepend"`
 
-	// list of Rust libs that should be statically linked into this module.
-	Static_rlibs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
-
 	// list of modules that should be statically linked into this module.
 	Static_libs []string `android:"arch_variant,variant_prepend"`
 
@@ -127,10 +124,6 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 			// variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Header_libs []string
 
-			// list of Rust libs that should be statically linked to build vendor or product
-			// variant.
-			Static_rlibs []string
-
 			// list of shared libs that should not be used to build vendor or
 			// product variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_shared_libs []string
@@ -159,10 +152,6 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 			// variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Static_libs []string
 
-			// list of Rust libs that should be statically linked to build the recovery
-			// variant.
-			Static_rlibs []string
-
 			// list of shared libs that should not be used to build
 			// the recovery variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_shared_libs []string
@@ -184,10 +173,6 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 			// variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Static_libs []string
 
-			// list of Rust libs that should be statically linked to build the ramdisk
-			// variant.
-			Static_rlibs []string
-
 			// list of shared libs that should not be used to build
 			// the ramdisk variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_shared_libs []string
@@ -205,10 +190,6 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 			// the vendor ramdisk variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_shared_libs []string
 
-			// list of Rust libs that should be statically linked to build the vendor ramdisk
-			// variant.
-			Static_rlibs []string
-
 			// list of static libs that should not be used to build
 			// the vendor ramdisk variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_static_libs []string
@@ -224,10 +205,6 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 			// variants.
 			Shared_libs []string
 
-			// list of Rust libs that should be statically linked to build the vendor ramdisk
-			// variant.
-			Static_rlibs []string
-
 			// list of ehader libs that only should be used to build platform variant of
 			// the C/C++ module.
 			Header_libs []string
@@ -322,7 +299,6 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 	deps.WholeStaticLibs = append(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Whole_static_libs...)
 	deps.HeaderLibs = append(deps.HeaderLibs, linker.Properties.Header_libs...)
 	deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, linker.Properties.Static_libs...)
-	deps.Rlibs = append(deps.Rlibs, linker.Properties.Static_rlibs...)
 	deps.SharedLibs = append(deps.SharedLibs, linker.Properties.Shared_libs...)
 	deps.RuntimeLibs = append(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Runtime_libs...)
 
@@ -366,7 +342,6 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.RuntimeLibs = removeListFromList(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_runtime_libs)
-		deps.Rlibs = append(deps.Rlibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Static_rlibs...)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.inProduct() {
@@ -380,7 +355,6 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Product.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Product.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.RuntimeLibs = removeListFromList(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Product.Exclude_runtime_libs)
-		deps.Rlibs = append(deps.Rlibs, linker.Properties.Target.Product.Static_rlibs...)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.inRecovery() {
@@ -394,7 +368,6 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.RuntimeLibs = removeListFromList(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_runtime_libs)
-		deps.Rlibs = append(deps.Rlibs, linker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Static_rlibs...)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.inRamdisk() {
@@ -405,7 +378,6 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.RuntimeLibs = removeListFromList(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Exclude_runtime_libs)
-		deps.Rlibs = append(deps.Rlibs, linker.Properties.Target.Ramdisk.Static_rlibs...)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.inVendorRamdisk() {
@@ -415,7 +387,6 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor_ramdisk.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor_ramdisk.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.RuntimeLibs = removeListFromList(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor_ramdisk.Exclude_runtime_libs)
-		deps.Rlibs = append(deps.Rlibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor_ramdisk.Static_rlibs...)
 	}
 
 	if !ctx.useSdk() {
diff --git a/rust/binary.go b/rust/binary.go
index 996951366..cba29a023 100644
--- a/rust/binary.go
+++ b/rust/binary.go
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ func (binary *binaryDecorator) compile(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, deps Path
 	ret := buildOutput{outputFile: outputFile}
 	crateRootPath := crateRootPath(ctx, binary)
 
+	// Ensure link dirs are not duplicated
+	deps.linkDirs = android.FirstUniqueStrings(deps.linkDirs)
+
 	flags.RustFlags = append(flags.RustFlags, deps.depFlags...)
 	flags.LinkFlags = append(flags.LinkFlags, deps.depLinkFlags...)
 	flags.LinkFlags = append(flags.LinkFlags, deps.linkObjects...)
diff --git a/rust/builder_test.go b/rust/builder_test.go
index c093ac4df..ae5ccde27 100644
--- a/rust/builder_test.go
+++ b/rust/builder_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ func TestCompilationOutputFiles(t *testing.T) {
 			crate_name: "rust_ffi",
 			srcs: ["lib.rs"],
 		}
+		rust_ffi_static {
+			name: "librust_ffi_static",
+			crate_name: "rust_ffi",
+			srcs: ["lib.rs"],
+		}
 	`)
 	testcases := []struct {
 		testName      string
@@ -118,14 +123,14 @@ func TestCompilationOutputFiles(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			testName:   "rust_ffi static",
-			moduleName: "librust_ffi",
-			variant:    "android_arm64_armv8-a_static",
+			testName:   "rust_ffi_static rlib",
+			moduleName: "librust_ffi_static",
+			variant:    "android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std",
 			expectedFiles: []string{
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/librust_ffi.a",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/librust_ffi.a.clippy",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/meta_lic",
-				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/rustdoc.timestamp",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi_static/android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std/librust_ffi_static.rlib",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi_static/android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std/librust_ffi_static.rlib.clippy",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi_static/android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std/meta_lic",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi_static/android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std/rustdoc.timestamp",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ func TestCompilationOutputFiles(t *testing.T) {
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/unstripped/librust_ffi.so",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/unstripped/librust_ffi.so.toc",
 				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/meta_lic",
+				"out/soong/.intermediates/librust_ffi/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/rustdoc.timestamp",
 				"out/soong/target/product/test_device/system/lib64/librust_ffi.so",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/rust/fuzz_test.go b/rust/fuzz_test.go
index 0d4622a7e..6cb8b9319 100644
--- a/rust/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/rust/fuzz_test.go
@@ -114,17 +114,23 @@ func TestCCFuzzDepBundling(t *testing.T) {
 				srcs: ["foo.rs"],
 				shared_libs: ["libcc_transitive_dep"],
 			}
+			rust_ffi_static {
+				name: "libtest_fuzzing_static",
+				crate_name: "test_fuzzing",
+				srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+				shared_libs: ["libcc_transitive_dep"],
+			}
 			cc_fuzz {
 				name: "fuzz_shared_libtest",
 				shared_libs: ["libtest_fuzzing"],
 			}
 			cc_fuzz {
 				name: "fuzz_static_libtest",
-				static_rlibs: ["libtest_fuzzing"],
+				static_libs: ["libtest_fuzzing"],
 			}
 			cc_fuzz {
 				name: "fuzz_staticffi_libtest",
-				static_libs: ["libtest_fuzzing"],
+				static_libs: ["libtest_fuzzing_static"],
 			}
 	`)
 
diff --git a/rust/image_test.go b/rust/image_test.go
index 71e271c89..d84eb10c5 100644
--- a/rust/image_test.go
+++ b/rust/image_test.go
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@ import (
 	"android/soong/cc"
 )
 
-// Test that cc modules can link against vendor_available rust_ffi_rlib/rust_ffi_static libraries.
+// Test that cc modules can depend on vendor_available rust_ffi_rlib/rust_ffi_static libraries.
 func TestVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testRust(t, `
 			cc_binary {
 				name: "fizz_vendor_available",
-				static_libs: ["libfoo_vendor_static"],
-				static_rlibs: ["libfoo_vendor"],
+				static_libs: [
+					"libfoo_vendor",
+					"libfoo_vendor_static"
+				],
 				vendor_available: true,
 			}
 			cc_binary {
 				name: "fizz_soc_specific",
-				static_rlibs: ["libfoo_vendor"],
+				static_libs: ["libfoo_vendor"],
 				soc_specific: true,
 			}
 			rust_ffi_rlib {
@@ -52,8 +54,8 @@ func TestVendorLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	vendorBinary := ctx.ModuleForTests("fizz_vendor_available", "android_vendor_arm64_armv8-a").Module().(*cc.Module)
 
-	if !android.InList("libfoo_vendor_static.vendor", vendorBinary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs) {
-		t.Errorf("vendorBinary should have a dependency on libfoo_vendor_static.vendor: %#v", vendorBinary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs)
+	if android.InList("libfoo_vendor_static.vendor", vendorBinary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs) {
+		t.Errorf("vendorBinary should not have a staticlib dependency on libfoo_vendor_static.vendor: %#v", vendorBinary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -110,8 +112,10 @@ func TestVendorRamdiskLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testRust(t, `
 			cc_library_shared {
 				name: "libcc_vendor_ramdisk",
-				static_rlibs: ["libfoo_vendor_ramdisk"],
-				static_libs: ["libfoo_static_vendor_ramdisk"],
+				static_libs: [
+					"libfoo_vendor_ramdisk",
+					"libfoo_static_vendor_ramdisk"
+				],
 				system_shared_libs: [],
 				vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			}
@@ -131,8 +135,8 @@ func TestVendorRamdiskLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	vendorRamdiskLibrary := ctx.ModuleForTests("libcc_vendor_ramdisk", "android_vendor_ramdisk_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Module().(*cc.Module)
 
-	if !android.InList("libfoo_static_vendor_ramdisk.vendor_ramdisk", vendorRamdiskLibrary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs) {
-		t.Errorf("libcc_vendor_ramdisk should have a dependency on libfoo_static_vendor_ramdisk")
+	if android.InList("libfoo_static_vendor_ramdisk.vendor_ramdisk", vendorRamdiskLibrary.Properties.AndroidMkStaticLibs) {
+		t.Errorf("libcc_vendor_ramdisk should not have a dependency on the libfoo_static_vendor_ramdisk static library")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/library.go b/rust/library.go
index 2a21263bd..96c02c832 100644
--- a/rust/library.go
+++ b/rust/library.go
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ func init() {
 	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_host_rlib", RustFFIRlibHostFactory)
 
 	// TODO: Remove when all instances of rust_ffi_static have been switched to rust_ffi_rlib
-	// Alias rust_ffi_static to the combined rust_ffi_rlib factory
-	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_static", RustFFIStaticRlibFactory)
-	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_host_static", RustFFIStaticRlibHostFactory)
+	// Alias rust_ffi_static to the rust_ffi_rlib factory
+	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_static", RustFFIRlibFactory)
+	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_host_static", RustFFIRlibHostFactory)
 }
 
 type VariantLibraryProperties struct {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func RustFFISharedHostFactory() android.Module {
 // type "rlib").
 func RustFFIRlibHostFactory() android.Module {
 	module, library := NewRustLibrary(android.HostSupported)
-	library.BuildOnlyRlibStatic()
+	library.BuildOnlyRlib()
 
 	library.isFFI = true
 	return module.Init()
@@ -368,30 +368,12 @@ func RustFFIRlibFactory() android.Module {
 	return module.Init()
 }
 
-// rust_ffi_static produces a staticlib and an rlib variant
-func RustFFIStaticRlibFactory() android.Module {
-	module, library := NewRustLibrary(android.HostAndDeviceSupported)
-	library.BuildOnlyRlibStatic()
-
-	library.isFFI = true
-	return module.Init()
-}
-
-// rust_ffi_static_host produces a staticlib and an rlib variant for the host
-func RustFFIStaticRlibHostFactory() android.Module {
-	module, library := NewRustLibrary(android.HostSupported)
-	library.BuildOnlyRlibStatic()
-
-	library.isFFI = true
-	return module.Init()
-}
-
 func (library *libraryDecorator) BuildOnlyFFI() {
 	library.MutatedProperties.BuildDylib = false
 	// we build rlibs for later static ffi linkage.
 	library.MutatedProperties.BuildRlib = true
 	library.MutatedProperties.BuildShared = true
-	library.MutatedProperties.BuildStatic = true
+	library.MutatedProperties.BuildStatic = false
 
 	library.isFFI = true
 }
@@ -417,14 +399,6 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) BuildOnlyRlib() {
 	library.MutatedProperties.BuildStatic = false
 }
 
-func (library *libraryDecorator) BuildOnlyRlibStatic() {
-	library.MutatedProperties.BuildDylib = false
-	library.MutatedProperties.BuildRlib = true
-	library.MutatedProperties.BuildShared = false
-	library.MutatedProperties.BuildStatic = true
-	library.isFFI = true
-}
-
 func (library *libraryDecorator) BuildOnlyStatic() {
 	library.MutatedProperties.BuildRlib = false
 	library.MutatedProperties.BuildDylib = false
@@ -766,10 +740,13 @@ func LibraryMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 
 	// The order of the variations (modules) matches the variant names provided. Iterate
 	// through the new variation modules and set their mutated properties.
+	var emptyVariant = false
+	var rlibVariant = false
 	for i, v := range modules {
 		switch variants[i] {
 		case rlibVariation:
 			v.(*Module).compiler.(libraryInterface).setRlib()
+			rlibVariant = true
 		case dylibVariation:
 			v.(*Module).compiler.(libraryInterface).setDylib()
 			if v.(*Module).ModuleBase.ImageVariation().Variation == android.VendorRamdiskVariation {
@@ -784,11 +761,19 @@ func LibraryMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 			// Disable the compilation steps.
 			v.(*Module).compiler.SetDisabled()
 		case "":
-			// if there's an empty variant, alias it so it is the default variant
-			mctx.AliasVariation("")
+			emptyVariant = true
 		}
 	}
 
+	if rlibVariant && library.isFFILibrary() {
+		// If an rlib variant is set and this is an FFI library, make it the
+		// default variant so CC can link against it appropriately.
+		mctx.AliasVariation(rlibVariation)
+	} else if emptyVariant {
+		// If there's an empty variant, alias it so it is the default variant
+		mctx.AliasVariation("")
+	}
+
 	// If a source variant is created, add an inter-variant dependency
 	// between the other variants and the source variant.
 	if sourceVariant {
@@ -817,6 +802,7 @@ func LibstdMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 					rlib := modules[0].(*Module)
 					rlib.compiler.(libraryInterface).setRlibStd()
 					rlib.Properties.RustSubName += RlibStdlibSuffix
+					mctx.AliasVariation("rlib-std")
 				} else {
 					variants := []string{"rlib-std", "dylib-std"}
 					modules := mctx.CreateLocalVariations(variants...)
diff --git a/rust/library_test.go b/rust/library_test.go
index 1133c28ed..35a420cd5 100644
--- a/rust/library_test.go
+++ b/rust/library_test.go
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ func TestLibraryVariants(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "libfoo.ffi",
 			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
 			crate_name: "foo"
+		}
+		rust_ffi_host_static {
+			name: "libfoo.ffi_static",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			crate_name: "foo"
 		}`)
 
 	// Test all variants are being built.
-	libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo.ffi", "linux_glibc_x86_64_static").Rule("rustc")
 	libfooRlib := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "linux_glibc_x86_64_rlib_rlib-std").Rule("rustc")
 	libfooDylib := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "linux_glibc_x86_64_dylib").Rule("rustc")
 	libfooFFIRlib := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo.ffi", "linux_glibc_x86_64_rlib_rlib-std").Rule("rustc")
@@ -46,7 +50,6 @@ func TestLibraryVariants(t *testing.T) {
 	rlibCrateType := "rlib"
 	dylibCrateType := "dylib"
 	sharedCrateType := "cdylib"
-	staticCrateType := "staticlib"
 
 	// Test crate type for rlib is correct.
 	if !strings.Contains(libfooRlib.Args["rustcFlags"], "crate-type="+rlibCrateType) {
@@ -58,11 +61,6 @@ func TestLibraryVariants(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("missing crate-type for static variant, expecting %#v, rustcFlags: %#v", dylibCrateType, libfooDylib.Args["rustcFlags"])
 	}
 
-	// Test crate type for C static libraries is correct.
-	if !strings.Contains(libfooStatic.Args["rustcFlags"], "crate-type="+staticCrateType) {
-		t.Errorf("missing crate-type for static variant, expecting %#v, rustcFlags: %#v", staticCrateType, libfooStatic.Args["rustcFlags"])
-	}
-
 	// Test crate type for FFI rlibs is correct
 	if !strings.Contains(libfooFFIRlib.Args["rustcFlags"], "crate-type="+rlibCrateType) {
 		t.Errorf("missing crate-type for static variant, expecting %#v, rustcFlags: %#v", rlibCrateType, libfooFFIRlib.Args["rustcFlags"])
@@ -188,23 +186,18 @@ func TestSharedLibraryToc(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestStaticLibraryLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testRust(t, `
-		rust_ffi {
+		rust_ffi_static {
 			name: "libfoo",
 			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
 			crate_name: "foo",
 		}`)
 
 	libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std")
-	libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static")
 
 	if !android.InList("libstd", libfoo.Module().(*Module).Properties.AndroidMkRlibs) {
 		t.Errorf("Static libstd rlib expected to be a dependency of Rust rlib libraries. Rlib deps are: %#v",
 			libfoo.Module().(*Module).Properties.AndroidMkDylibs)
 	}
-	if !android.InList("libstd", libfooStatic.Module().(*Module).Properties.AndroidMkRlibs) {
-		t.Errorf("Static libstd rlib expected to be a dependency of Rust static libraries. Rlib deps are: %#v",
-			libfoo.Module().(*Module).Properties.AndroidMkDylibs)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestNativeDependencyOfRlib(t *testing.T) {
@@ -215,39 +208,31 @@ func TestNativeDependencyOfRlib(t *testing.T) {
 			rlibs: ["librust_rlib"],
 			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
 		}
-		rust_ffi_static {
-			name: "libffi_static",
-			crate_name: "ffi_static",
-			rlibs: ["librust_rlib"],
-			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
-		}
 		rust_library_rlib {
 			name: "librust_rlib",
 			crate_name: "rust_rlib",
 			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
-			shared_libs: ["shared_cc_dep"],
-			static_libs: ["static_cc_dep"],
+			shared_libs: ["libshared_cc_dep"],
+			static_libs: ["libstatic_cc_dep"],
 		}
 		cc_library_shared {
-			name: "shared_cc_dep",
+			name: "libshared_cc_dep",
 			srcs: ["foo.cpp"],
 		}
 		cc_library_static {
-			name: "static_cc_dep",
+			name: "libstatic_cc_dep",
 			srcs: ["foo.cpp"],
 		}
 		`)
 
 	rustRlibRlibStd := ctx.ModuleForTests("librust_rlib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std")
 	rustRlibDylibStd := ctx.ModuleForTests("librust_rlib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_dylib-std")
-	ffiStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libffi_static", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static")
 	ffiRlib := ctx.ModuleForTests("libffi_rlib", "android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std")
 
 	modules := []android.TestingModule{
 		rustRlibRlibStd,
 		rustRlibDylibStd,
 		ffiRlib,
-		ffiStatic,
 	}
 
 	// librust_rlib specifies -L flag to cc deps output directory on rustc command
@@ -258,17 +243,17 @@ func TestNativeDependencyOfRlib(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO: We could consider removing these flags
 	for _, module := range modules {
 		if !strings.Contains(module.Rule("rustc").Args["libFlags"],
-			"-L out/soong/.intermediates/shared_cc_dep/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/") {
+			"-L out/soong/.intermediates/libshared_cc_dep/android_arm64_armv8-a_shared/") {
 			t.Errorf(
-				"missing -L flag for shared_cc_dep, rustcFlags: %#v",
-				rustRlibRlibStd.Rule("rustc").Args["libFlags"],
+				"missing -L flag for libshared_cc_dep of %s, rustcFlags: %#v",
+				module.Module().Name(), rustRlibRlibStd.Rule("rustc").Args["libFlags"],
 			)
 		}
 		if !strings.Contains(module.Rule("rustc").Args["libFlags"],
-			"-L out/soong/.intermediates/static_cc_dep/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/") {
+			"-L out/soong/.intermediates/libstatic_cc_dep/android_arm64_armv8-a_static/") {
 			t.Errorf(
-				"missing -L flag for static_cc_dep, rustcFlags: %#v",
-				rustRlibRlibStd.Rule("rustc").Args["libFlags"],
+				"missing -L flag for libstatic_cc_dep of %s, rustcFlags: %#v",
+				module.Module().Name(), rustRlibRlibStd.Rule("rustc").Args["libFlags"],
 			)
 		}
 	}
@@ -305,15 +290,23 @@ func TestAutoDeps(t *testing.T) {
 				"libbar",
 				"librlib_only",
 			],
+		}
+		rust_ffi_host_static {
+			name: "libfoo.ffi.static",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			crate_name: "foo",
+			rustlibs: [
+				"libbar",
+				"librlib_only",
+			],
 		}`)
 
 	libfooRlib := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "linux_glibc_x86_64_rlib_rlib-std")
 	libfooDylib := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "linux_glibc_x86_64_dylib")
 	libfooFFIRlib := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo.ffi", "linux_glibc_x86_64_rlib_rlib-std")
-	libfooStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo.ffi", "linux_glibc_x86_64_static")
 	libfooShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo.ffi", "linux_glibc_x86_64_shared")
 
-	for _, static := range []android.TestingModule{libfooRlib, libfooStatic, libfooFFIRlib} {
+	for _, static := range []android.TestingModule{libfooRlib, libfooFFIRlib} {
 		if !android.InList("libbar.rlib-std", static.Module().(*Module).Properties.AndroidMkRlibs) {
 			t.Errorf("libbar not present as rlib dependency in static lib: %s", static.Module().Name())
 		}
@@ -381,6 +374,12 @@ func TestLibstdLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 			crate_name: "bar",
 			rustlibs: ["libfoo"],
 		}
+		rust_ffi_static {
+			name: "libbar_static",
+			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			crate_name: "bar",
+			rustlibs: ["libfoo"],
+		}
 		rust_ffi {
 			name: "libbar.prefer_rlib",
 			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
@@ -394,7 +393,6 @@ func TestLibstdLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	libfooRlibDynamic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_dylib-std").Module().(*Module)
 
 	libbarShared := ctx.ModuleForTests("libbar", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").Module().(*Module)
-	libbarStatic := ctx.ModuleForTests("libbar", "android_arm64_armv8-a_static").Module().(*Module)
 	libbarFFIRlib := ctx.ModuleForTests("libbar", "android_arm64_armv8-a_rlib_rlib-std").Module().(*Module)
 
 	// prefer_rlib works the same for both rust_library and rust_ffi, so a single check is sufficient here.
@@ -413,12 +411,6 @@ func TestLibstdLinkage(t *testing.T) {
 	if !android.InList("libstd", libbarShared.Properties.AndroidMkDylibs) {
 		t.Errorf("Device rust_ffi_shared does not link libstd as an dylib")
 	}
-	if !android.InList("libstd", libbarStatic.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs) {
-		t.Errorf("Device rust_ffi_static does not link libstd as an rlib")
-	}
-	if !android.InList("libfoo.rlib-std", libbarStatic.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs) {
-		t.Errorf("Device rust_ffi_static does not link dependent rustlib rlib-std variant")
-	}
 	if !android.InList("libstd", libbarFFIRlib.Properties.AndroidMkRlibs) {
 		t.Errorf("Device rust_ffi_rlib does not link libstd as an rlib")
 	}
diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index 3a3ca4d33..6b7b2fbae 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ type PathDeps struct {
 	depFlags     []string
 	depLinkFlags []string
 
-	// linkDirs are link paths passed via -L to rustc. linkObjects are objects passed directly to the linker.
+	// linkDirs are link paths passed via -L to rustc. linkObjects are objects passed directly to the linker
 	// Both of these are exported and propagate to dependencies.
 	linkDirs    []string
 	linkObjects []string
@@ -442,9 +442,6 @@ type PathDeps struct {
 	// Paths to generated source files
 	SrcDeps          android.Paths
 	srcProviderFiles android.Paths
-
-	// Used by Generated Libraries
-	depExportedRlibs []cc.RustRlibDep
 }
 
 type RustLibraries []RustLibrary
@@ -465,6 +462,7 @@ type xref interface {
 
 type flagExporter struct {
 	linkDirs    []string
+	ccLinkDirs  []string
 	linkObjects []string
 }
 
@@ -658,6 +656,24 @@ func (mod *Module) BuildStaticVariant() bool {
 	panic(fmt.Errorf("BuildStaticVariant called on non-library module: %q", mod.BaseModuleName()))
 }
 
+func (mod *Module) BuildRlibVariant() bool {
+	if mod.compiler != nil {
+		if library, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); ok {
+			return library.buildRlib()
+		}
+	}
+	panic(fmt.Errorf("BuildRlibVariant called on non-library module: %q", mod.BaseModuleName()))
+}
+
+func (mod *Module) IsRustFFI() bool {
+	if mod.compiler != nil {
+		if library, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); ok {
+			return library.isFFILibrary()
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (mod *Module) BuildSharedVariant() bool {
 	if mod.compiler != nil {
 		if library, ok := mod.compiler.(libraryInterface); ok {
@@ -1237,7 +1253,6 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 	ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(dep android.Module) {
 		depName := ctx.OtherModuleName(dep)
 		depTag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(dep)
-
 		if _, exists := skipModuleList[depName]; exists {
 			return
 		}
@@ -1250,8 +1265,8 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 			//Handle Rust Modules
 			makeLibName := rustMakeLibName(ctx, mod, rustDep, depName+rustDep.Properties.RustSubName)
 
-			switch depTag {
-			case dylibDepTag:
+			switch {
+			case depTag == dylibDepTag:
 				dylib, ok := rustDep.compiler.(libraryInterface)
 				if !ok || !dylib.dylib() {
 					ctx.ModuleErrorf("mod %q not an dylib library", depName)
@@ -1261,8 +1276,7 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 				mod.Properties.AndroidMkDylibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkDylibs, makeLibName)
 				mod.Properties.SnapshotDylibs = append(mod.Properties.SnapshotDylibs, cc.BaseLibName(depName))
 
-			case rlibDepTag:
-
+			case depTag == rlibDepTag:
 				rlib, ok := rustDep.compiler.(libraryInterface)
 				if !ok || !rlib.rlib() {
 					ctx.ModuleErrorf("mod %q not an rlib library", makeLibName)
@@ -1277,16 +1291,25 @@ func (mod *Module) depsToPaths(ctx android.ModuleContext) PathDeps {
 				depPaths.depIncludePaths = append(depPaths.depIncludePaths, exportedInfo.IncludeDirs...)
 				depPaths.exportedLinkDirs = append(depPaths.exportedLinkDirs, linkPathFromFilePath(rustDep.OutputFile().Path()))
 
-			case procMacroDepTag:
+			case depTag == procMacroDepTag:
 				directProcMacroDeps = append(directProcMacroDeps, rustDep)
 				mod.Properties.AndroidMkProcMacroLibs = append(mod.Properties.AndroidMkProcMacroLibs, makeLibName)
 				// proc_macro link dirs need to be exported, so collect those here.
 				depPaths.exportedLinkDirs = append(depPaths.exportedLinkDirs, linkPathFromFilePath(rustDep.OutputFile().Path()))
 
-			case sourceDepTag:
+			case depTag == sourceDepTag:
 				if _, ok := mod.sourceProvider.(*protobufDecorator); ok {
 					collectIncludedProtos(mod, rustDep)
 				}
+			case cc.IsStaticDepTag(depTag):
+				// Rust FFI rlibs should not be declared in a Rust modules
+				// "static_libs" list as we can't handle them properly at the
+				// moment (for example, they only produce an rlib-std variant).
+				// Instead, a normal rust_library variant should be used.
+				ctx.PropertyErrorf("static_libs",
+					"found '%s' in static_libs; use a rust_library module in rustlibs instead of a rust_ffi module in static_libs",
+					depName)
+
 			}
 
 			transitiveAndroidMkSharedLibs = append(transitiveAndroidMkSharedLibs, rustDep.transitiveAndroidMkSharedLibs)
diff --git a/rust/rust_test.go b/rust/rust_test.go
index 8b96df8b3..0d005d0a2 100644
--- a/rust/rust_test.go
+++ b/rust/rust_test.go
@@ -447,23 +447,30 @@ func TestRustRlibs(t *testing.T) {
 			export_include_dirs: ["foo_includes"]
 		}
 
+		rust_ffi_rlib {
+			name: "libbuzz",
+			crate_name: "buzz",
+			srcs: ["src/lib.rs"],
+			export_include_dirs: ["buzz_includes"]
+		}
+
 		cc_library_shared {
 			name: "libcc_shared",
 			srcs:["foo.c"],
-			static_rlibs: ["libbar"],
+			static_libs: ["libbar"],
 		}
 
 		cc_library_static {
 			name: "libcc_static",
 			srcs:["foo.c"],
-			static_rlibs: ["libfoo"],
+			static_libs: ["libbuzz"],
+			whole_static_libs: ["libfoo"],
 		}
 
 		cc_binary {
 			name: "ccBin",
 			srcs:["foo.c"],
-			static_rlibs: ["libbar"],
-			static_libs: ["libcc_static"],
+			static_libs: ["libcc_static", "libbar"],
 		}
 		`)
 
@@ -514,10 +521,13 @@ func TestRustRlibs(t *testing.T) {
 			"-Ibar_includes", ccbin_cc.Args)
 	}
 
-	// Make sure that direct dependencies and indirect dependencies are
+	// Make sure that direct dependencies and indirect whole static dependencies are
 	// propagating correctly to the generated rlib.
 	if !strings.Contains(ccbin_rustc.Args["libFlags"], "--extern foo=") {
-		t.Errorf("Missing indirect dependency libfoo when writing generated Rust staticlib: %#v", ccbin_rustc.Args["libFlags"])
+		t.Errorf("Missing indirect whole_static_lib dependency libfoo when writing generated Rust staticlib: %#v", ccbin_rustc.Args["libFlags"])
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(ccbin_rustc.Args["libFlags"], "--extern buzz=") {
+		t.Errorf("Indirect static_lib dependency libbuzz found when writing generated Rust staticlib: %#v", ccbin_rustc.Args["libFlags"])
 	}
 	if !strings.Contains(ccbin_rustc.Args["libFlags"], "--extern bar=") {
 		t.Errorf("Missing direct dependency libbar when writing generated Rust staticlib: %#v", ccbin_rustc.Args["libFlags"])
diff --git a/rust/testing.go b/rust/testing.go
index f31c59188..6ee49a971 100644
--- a/rust/testing.go
+++ b/rust/testing.go
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ func registerRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi", RustFFIFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_shared", RustFFISharedFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_rlib", RustFFIRlibFactory)
-	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_static", RustFFIStaticRlibFactory)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_static", RustFFIRlibFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_host", RustFFIHostFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_host_shared", RustFFISharedHostFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_host_rlib", RustFFIRlibHostFactory)
-	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_host_static", RustFFIStaticRlibHostFactory)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_host_static", RustFFIRlibHostFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_proc_macro", ProcMacroFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_protobuf", RustProtobufFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_protobuf_host", RustProtobufHostFactory)