diff --git a/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library.go b/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library.go
index 8e516b432..f3e9599bc 100644
--- a/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library.go
+++ b/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ func (this *CcAconfigLibraryCallbacks) GeneratorBuildActions(ctx cc.ModuleContex
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"gendir": this.generatedDir.String(),
 			"mode":   mode,
+			"debug":  strconv.FormatBool(ctx.Config().ReleaseReadFromNewStorageCc()),
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/aconfig/codegen/init.go b/aconfig/codegen/init.go
index 73a89514d..6182e14d4 100644
--- a/aconfig/codegen/init.go
+++ b/aconfig/codegen/init.go
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ var (
 				` && ${aconfig} create-cpp-lib` +
 				`    --mode ${mode}` +
 				`    --cache ${in}` +
-				`    --out ${gendir}`,
+				`    --out ${gendir}` +
+				`    --allow-instrumentation ${debug}`,
 			CommandDeps: []string{
 				"$aconfig",
 			},
-		}, "gendir", "mode")
+		}, "gendir", "mode", "debug")
 
 	// For rust_aconfig_library: Generate Rust library
 	rustRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("rust_aconfig_library",
diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 27277146a..fa465aeb2 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ func (c Config) ReleaseNdkAbiMonitored() bool {
 	return c.config.productVariables.GetBuildFlagBool("RELEASE_NDK_ABI_MONITORED")
 }
 
+// Enable read flag from new storage, for C/C++
+func (c Config) ReleaseReadFromNewStorageCc() bool {
+	return c.config.productVariables.GetBuildFlagBool("RELEASE_READ_FROM_NEW_STORAGE_CC")
+}
+
 func (c Config) ReleaseHiddenApiExportableStubs() bool {
 	return c.config.productVariables.GetBuildFlagBool("RELEASE_HIDDEN_API_EXPORTABLE_STUBS") ||
 		Bool(c.config.productVariables.HiddenapiExportableStubs)