diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index 54cd722f4..91a3c99ac 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ func (c *Module) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
 					fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_USE_VNDK := true")
 					if c.IsVndk() && !c.static() {
 						fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SOONG_VNDK_VERSION := "+c.vndkVersion())
+						// VNDK libraries available to vendor are not installed because
+						// they are packaged in VNDK APEX and installed by APEX packages (apex/apex.go)
+						if !c.isVndkExt() {
+							fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE := true")
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			},